背景
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
背景 (bèijǐng) · background
背景 (bèijǐng) means “background”. It is written with 2 characters: 背 (to carry on one's back) + 景 (scenery). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 背景 is built
The characters
背 bēi · to carry on one's back
What 背 is made of
- 北běi — north
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: ⺼ gives the meaning, 北 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
景 jǐng · scenery
What 景 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 京jīng — capital
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: The sun 日 rising over a city 京; 京 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这张照片的背景是大海。Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn de bèijǐng shì dàhǎi.The background of this photo is the sea.
你了解这个故事的背景吗？Nǐ liǎojiě zhège gùshi de bèijǐng ma?Do you know the background of this story?
Questions about 背景
What does 背景 mean?
背景 (bèijǐng) means “background”.
How do you pronounce 背景?
背景 is pronounced bèijǐng.
Which HSK level is 背景?
背景 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 背后bèihòubehind
- 后背hòubèiback (of the body)
- 背叛bèipànto betray
- 背诵bèisòngto recite
- 违背wéibèito go against
- 背包bēibāobackpack
- 背bēito carry on one's back
- 景色jǐngsèscenery
- 风景fēngjǐngscenery
- 情景qíngjǐngscene
Learn 背景 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.