• 2223rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
humaniceNo glyph availablemoon
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji3)spine • back • ridge • Taiwan pr. [ji2] or [ji3]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

脊梁 
脊椎 

Uncommon

屋脊 
山脊 
背脊 
脊柱 
脊梁骨 
脊背 
脊骨 
脊髓 

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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
2Radical
3Graphical

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

also appears in:

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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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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