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
背影
bèiyǐng
view of someone's back; figure seen from behind
Characters in this word
影 yǐng
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 彡 — hair
- Made of
- 景 scenery, view 彡 hair
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 父亲的背影消失在车站人群里，她才意识到离别已经开始。 Fùqin de bèiyǐng xiāoshī zài chēzhàn rénqún lǐ, tā cái yìshí dào líbié yǐjīng kāishǐ. Only when her father's figure disappeared into the crowd at the station did she realise that the farewell had begun.
- 看着妈妈远去的背影，他的眼睛湿润了。 Kàn zhe māma yuǎn qù de bèiyǐng, tā de yǎnjing shīrùn le. Watching his mother's figure recede into the distance, his eyes grew moist.
- 老人牵着孙子走远，背影被夕阳拉得很长。 Lǎorén qiān zhe sūnzi zǒu yuǎn, bèiyǐng bèi xīyáng lā de hěn cháng. The old man led his grandson away, their silhouettes stretched long by the setting sun.
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
- 背心 bèixīn vest, undershirt
- 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
- 违背 wéibèi to violate; to go against