背
Meaning
- the back of a body or object
- to turn one's back
- to hide something from
Example sentence
我背不好。
I am unable to memorise it.
The character 背
背 carries 月, flesh, underneath: the back of a body. Read bèi it is that back — 背后 behind someone, 背景 the background — and read bēi it is to carry on it, which is how a 书包 gets to school.