1. 背
  2. 影

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.

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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影

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  • 390th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 153 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
影→
景彡
2Radical
影→
日sun/day亠lid口mouth小small彡bristle/beard
3Graphical
影→
口一一丶口亅八彡

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǐng (ying3)picture • image • film • movie • photograph • reflection • shadow • trace

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 影 yǐng (ying3)The component 景 is pronounced as 'jǐng' (jing3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

影响 (影響)
影响力 (影響力)
摄影 (攝影)
电影 (電影)

Uncommon

倒影 
光影 
合影 
如影随形 (如影隨形)
影像 
影子 
影片 
影视 (影視)
影评 (影評)
影院 
影音 
摄影师 (攝影師)
火影忍者 
眼影 
背影 
踪影 (蹤影)
身影 
阴影 (陰影)
电影票 (電影票)
电影院 (電影院)
魔影 

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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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