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

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• 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

1. (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
	Taiwan	背
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	背
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	背
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	背
	Wuhan	背, 馱
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	背, 馱
	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
	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
	Chaozhou	背
Wu	Suzhou	背
	Wenzhou	背, 擐
Xiang	Changsha	背
	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

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• 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

1. (Hokkien) to carry on the back
2. (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
	Taiwan	背
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	背
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	背
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	背
	Wuhan	背, 馱
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	背, 馱
	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
	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
	Chaozhou	背
Wu	Suzhou	背
	Wenzhou	背, 擐
Xiang	Changsha	背
	Shuangfeng	背

Etymology 4

trad.		揹/背*
simp.		背*

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): me¹

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

Definitions

揹 (Cantonese)

1. 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)