揹

See also: 背

揹	U+63F9, 揹 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-63F9

← 揸
[U+63F8]

CJK Unified Ideographs

揺 →
[U+63FA]

Translingual

Han character

揹 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手中心月 (QLPB), four-corner 5102₇, composition ⿰扌背)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 445, character 34
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12444
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1914, character 5
Unihan data for U+63F9

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 揹 – see 背 (“to carry on the back; to carry; to bear (blame); to shoulder (responsibility)”). (This character is a variant form of 背).

Etymology 2

trad.		揹/背^*
simp.		背^*
alternative forms		把

Pronunciation

Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): pà

(Hailu, HRS): ba

(Meixian, Guangdong): ba²

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ba^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ba²
  - Sinological IPA: /pa¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ba
  - Sinological IPA: /pa⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ba²
  - Sinological IPA: /pa¹¹/

Definitions

揹

(Hakka) to carry on the back

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 背負 (“to carry on the back”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		負
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		背負
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	背
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	背
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	背
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	背
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	背
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	背, 馱
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	背, 馱
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	背, 馱
Cantonese	Guangzhou	孭
	Hong Kong	孭
	Taishan	孭
	Yangjiang	孭
Gan	Nanchang	馱, 背
Hakka	Meixian	背, 揹₂
Jin	Taiyuan	背
Northern Min	Jian'ou	騎, 邁
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	邁
Southern Min	Xiamen	背, 揹₃, 偝
	Quanzhou	偝
	Jinjiang	偝
	Zhangzhou	揹₃, 偝
	Taipei	揹₃, 偝
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	揹₃, 偝
	Kaohsiung	揹₃, 偝
	Yilan	揹₃, 偝
	Changhua (Lukang)	揹₃, 偝
	Taichung	揹₃, 偝
	Tainan	揹₃, 偝
	Hsinchu	揹₃, 偝
	Kinmen	背, 偝
	Penghu (Magong)	背, 揹₃, 偝
	Penang (Hokkien)	偝
	Manila (Hokkien)	偝
	Chaozhou	背
Wu	Suzhou	背
Wu	Wenzhou	背, 擐
Xiang	Changsha	背
Xiang	Shuangfeng	背

Compounds

揹帶 / 背带

Etymology 3

trad.		揹/背^*
simp.		背^*
alternative forms		負／负

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phāiⁿ / phǎiⁿ

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Sanxia, Yilan, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phāiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: phāinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phvai
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /pʰãi³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰãi²²/
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǎiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: phǎinn
  - IPA (Lukang): /pʰãi³³/

Definitions

揹

(Hokkien) to carry on the back
(Hokkien, figurative) to carry; to bear; to shoulder
- 2014, “溫柔的外衫”, 高以德 (lyrics), 許明傑 (music)‎^[1]performed by 黃妃 [Huang Fei]:
  
  你披著溫柔的外衫　揹著無心的罪名 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  你披著温柔的外衫　背着无心的罪名 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  lí phi-tio̍h un-liû ê gōa-saⁿ, phāiⁿ-tio̍h bô-sim ê chōe-miâ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 背負 (“to carry on the back”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		負
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		背負
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	背
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	背
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	背
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	背
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	背
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	背, 馱
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	背, 馱
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	背, 馱
Cantonese	Guangzhou	孭
	Hong Kong	孭
	Taishan	孭
	Yangjiang	孭
Gan	Nanchang	馱, 背
Hakka	Meixian	背, 揹₂
Jin	Taiyuan	背
Northern Min	Jian'ou	騎, 邁
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	邁
Southern Min	Xiamen	背, 揹₃, 偝
	Quanzhou	偝
	Jinjiang	偝
	Zhangzhou	揹₃, 偝
	Taipei	揹₃, 偝
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	揹₃, 偝
	Kaohsiung	揹₃, 偝
	Yilan	揹₃, 偝
	Changhua (Lukang)	揹₃, 偝
	Taichung	揹₃, 偝
	Tainan	揹₃, 偝
	Hsinchu	揹₃, 偝
	Kinmen	背, 偝
	Penghu (Magong)	背, 揹₃, 偝
	Penang (Hokkien)	偝
	Manila (Hokkien)	偝
	Chaozhou	背
Wu	Suzhou	背
Wu	Wenzhou	背, 擐
Xiang	Changsha	背
Xiang	Shuangfeng	背

Etymology 4

trad.		揹/背^*
simp.		背^*

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): me¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: me¹
  - Yale: mē
  - Cantonese Pinyin: me¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mé¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɛː⁵⁵/

Definitions

揹 (Cantonese)

alternative form of 孭 / 𱙷 (me¹, “to carry on the back; to carry responsibility”)

References

Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B01348

Japanese

Kanji

揹

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): はい (hai)
Kun: せおう (seou)