Word and Radical Components of 背心

The Chinese word 背心 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
背心	bèixīn	1. n. sleeveless and collarless piece of clothing; singlet; vest
背心		2. v. (literary) to be at odds with the community or the leadership

背心 ⇨ 背 + 心

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
背	bèi	1. (anatomy) back
		捶背 - to give a back massage
		馬背 - horseback
		2. back; backside; reverse side
		手背 - back of the hand
		紙背 - back of a piece of paper
		3. to leave; to abandon
		背井離鄉 - to leave one's native place and move elsewhere
		4. to back onto
		背著着zhe 太陽坐 - to sit with one's back to the sun
		背山面海 - backing on to a mountain and facing the sea
		5. to betray
		6. to do something behind one's back; to hide something from someone
		男朋友背著着zhe 我和其他女生聊天。 - My boyfriend chats with other girls behind my back.
		7. to deviate; to go contrary to; to violate
		背約 - to break one’s promise
		背著着zhe 良心說話 - to speak against one's conscience
		8. to memorize; to recite
		這篇文章寫-得de 多棒啊，背下來。 - How excellently written is this article! Memorize it.
		你背唐詩背了多少shǎo 首？ - How many Tang poems have you memorized?
		9. unlucky; out of luck
		10. hard of hearing
		耳朵duo 有點兒r 背 - to be a bit hard of hearing
		11. remote; out-of-the-way
	bēi	12. to carry on the back
		13. (figurative) to carry; to bear (blame); to shoulder (responsibility)
心	xīn	1. heart
		2. mind
		3. thought; idea
		4. intention
		5. center; core
		6. (Chinese astronomy) Heart mansion (one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions)
		Synonyms: 商, 辰

背 ⇨ 北 + 月

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
北	běi, bò	1. north; northern
		北移 - to move north -
		北京 - Beijing, lit=northern capital -
		2. to be defeated; to fail
		敗北 - to suffer defeat -
	bèi	3. (obsolete) Original form of 背 (back; to betray)
月	yuè	1. (literary or dialectal) moon
		2. moon-shaped objects
		3. (literary) moonlight
		4. month
		Synonyms: 月份, wuu:號頭
		5. monthly
		月薪 - yuèxīn - monthly wage
		6. Variant of 肉
		7. Variant of 夕
		8. Variant of 明