背

In Mandarin Chinese, 背 (bèi) means “the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

1. the back of a body or object
2. to turn one's back
3. to hide something from

Other readings: bēi — to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)