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
背包
bēibāo
backpack
Characters in this word
包 bāo
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 勹 — wrap
- Made of
- 勹 wrap 巳 snake
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我的背包很重。 Wǒ de bēibāo hěn zhòng. My backpack is very heavy.
- 背包在桌上。 Bēibāo zài zhuō shàng. The backpack is on the table.
- 他买新背包。 Tā mǎi xīn bēibāo. He buys a new backpack.
Related words
- 背 bēi to carry on the back
- 背 bēi to carry on one's back; back (body part)
- 背 bēi back
- 背后 bèihòu behind; behind one's back
- 背景 bèijǐng background
- 包 bāo to wrap; bag
- 包子 bāozi baozi, steamed stuffed bun
- 面包 miànbāo bread
- 钱包 qiánbāo wallet, purse
- 书包 shūbāo schoolbag
- 皮包 píbāo leather bag
- 包裹 bāoguǒ parcel; package