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
背心
bèixīn
vest, undershirt
Characters in this word
心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他只穿了一件背心就出门，结果被夜里的冷风吹得直发抖。 Tā zhǐ chuān le yí jiàn bèixīn jiù chūmén, jiéguǒ bèi yèlǐ de lěngfēng chuī de zhí fādǒu. He went out wearing only a vest, and ended up shivering in the cold night wind.
- 夏天天气热，他喜欢穿白色的背心。 Xiàtiān tiānqì rè, tā xǐhuan chuān báisè de bèixīn. It is hot in summer, so he likes wearing a white vest.
- 工人们穿着黄色的背心在路边工作。 Gōngrénmen chuān zhe huángsè de bèixīn zài lù biān gōngzuò. The workers are working by the roadside in yellow vests.
Related words
- 背 bēi to carry on the back
- 背 bēi to carry on one's back; back (body part)
- 背 bèi back
- 背后 bèihòu behind; behind one's back
- 背景 bèijǐng background
- 背包 bēibāo backpack
- 背负 bēifù to bear; to shoulder; to carry
- 背面 bèimiàn back; reverse side
- 背叛 bèipàn to betray; betrayal
- 背诵 bèisòng to recite from memory
- 背影 bèiyǐng view of someone's back; figure seen from behind
- 违背 wéibèi to violate; to go against