1. 背
  2. 离

背

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  • 785th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 100 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

Common

背叛 
背影 
背后 (背後)
背景 

Uncommon

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)
背道而驰 (背道而馳)
背离 (背離)
背面 
违背 (違背)

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离

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  • 418th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 149 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
离→
No glyph available禸
2Radical
离→
亠lid凵container乂N/A禸track
3Graphical
离→
一丶凵乂㇛丶冂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lí (li2)mythical beast (archaic)
2. lí (Li2)surname Li
3. lí (li2)to leave • to part from • to be away from • (in giving distances) from • without (sth) • independent of • one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire • ☲

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 离 lí (li2)The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

离 also appears in:
璃禽篱漓魑螭缡離蓠醨褵謧

Example Words

Common

距离 (距離)
远离 (遠離)
离婚 (離婚)
离开 (離開)

Uncommon

偏离 (偏離)
分离 (分離)
别离 (別離)
形影不离 (形影不離)
悲欢离合 (悲歡離合)
撤离 (撤離)
支离破碎 (支離破碎)
流离 (流離)
脱离 (脫離)
迷离 (迷離)
逃离 (逃離)
游离 (遊離)
隔离 (隔離)
隔离霜 (隔離霜)
离别 (離別)
离去 (離去)
离合 (離合)
离奇 (離奇)
离家出走 (離家出走)
离弃 (離棄)
离线 (離線)
离职 (離職)
离谱 (離譜)
离间 (離間)

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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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