背 bēi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- 北 north ⺼ meat, flesh
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
背
bēi
to carry on one's back; back (body part)
Character
Example phrases
- 我背书包。 Wǒ bēi shū bāo. I wear a backpack on my back.
- 他背孩子。 Tā bēi hái zi. He carries a child on his back.
- 她背着包。 Tā bēi zhe bāo. She has a bag on her back.