1. 背
  2. 包

背

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  • 785th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 56 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
背→
北月
2Radical
背→
北N/A月moon
3Graphical
背→
北冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bēi (bei1)variant of 背[bei1]
2. bēi (bei1)to be burdened • to carry on the back or shoulder
3. bèi (bei4)the back of a body or object • to turn one's back • to hide something from • to learn by heart • to recite from memory • unlucky (slang) • hard of hearing

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 背 bēi (bei1)The component 北 is pronounced as 'běi' (bei3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 背 bèi (bei4)The component 北 is pronounced as 'běi' (bei3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

背 also appears in:
褙

Example Words

High Frequency

背 (揹)
背叛 
背影 
背后 (背後)
背景 

Medium Frequency

手背 
背负 (揹負)
背包 
背带 (背帶)
背心 
背书 (背書)
背弃 (背棄)
背水一战 (背水一戰)
背面 
违背 (違背)
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包

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  • 454th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 139 words
  • Component in 26 characters

Decomposition

1Once
包→
勹巳
2Radical
包→
勹wrap巳oneself
3Graphical
包→
㇆㇒丨匚乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bāo (Bao1)surname Bao
2. bāo (bao1)to cover • to wrap • to hold • to include • to take charge of • to contract (to or for) • package • wrapper • container • bag • to hold or embrace • bundle • packet • CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 包 bāo (bao1)The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

包 also appears in:
跑炮抱胞饱泡鲍袍咆刨苞雹疱庖孢龅匏狍飑飽砲袌麅窇笣鞄

Example Words

High Frequency

包 
包括 
红包 (紅包)

Medium Frequency

包包 
包含 
包围 (包圍)
包场 (包場)
包子 
包容 
包厢 (包廂)
包扎 
包袱 
包装 (包裝)
包裹 
包车 (包車)
包邮 (包郵)
包饺子 (包餃子)
包养 (包養)
手提包 
打包 
挎包 
提包 
书包 (書包)
汤包 (湯包)
皮包 
背包 
荷包 
荷包蛋 
钱包 (錢包)
面包 (麵包)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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