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背 = 北 + 月

背 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “back”. It is built from 北 (north) and 月 (moon). It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword
back
Pinyin (Mandarin)
bèi
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
назад
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
背 stature

Decomposition

ids

  1. 北 north
  2. 月 moon

Characters that contain 背

How to find 背 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “north” + “moon”. 背 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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