背

Glyph origin
. Originally written as 北, semantic 肉 was added to be distinguished from the derived meaning of 北 (“north”).

Etymology
From.

Two pronunciations were distinguished in Middle Chinese:,.

Definitions

 * 1)  back
 * 2) back; backside; reverse side
 * 3) to leave; to abandon
 * 4) to back onto
 * 5) to betray
 * 6) to do something behind one's back; to hide something from someone
 * 7) to deviate; to go contrary to; to violate
 * 8) to memorize; to recite
 * 9) unlucky; out of luck
 * 10) hard of hearing
 * 11) remote; out-of-the-way
 * 12)  isolated; out of touch; out of the loop; ignorant of what is happening; uninformed of the latest news; not up to speed
 * 1) to betray
 * 2) to do something behind one's back; to hide something from someone
 * 3) to deviate; to go contrary to; to violate
 * 4) to memorize; to recite
 * 5) unlucky; out of luck
 * 6) hard of hearing
 * 7) remote; out-of-the-way
 * 8)  isolated; out of touch; out of the loop; ignorant of what is happening; uninformed of the latest news; not up to speed
 * 1) unlucky; out of luck
 * 2) hard of hearing
 * 3) remote; out-of-the-way
 * 4)  isolated; out of touch; out of the loop; ignorant of what is happening; uninformed of the latest news; not up to speed
 * 1) remote; out-of-the-way
 * 2)  isolated; out of touch; out of the loop; ignorant of what is happening; uninformed of the latest news; not up to speed
 * 1)  isolated; out of touch; out of the loop; ignorant of what is happening; uninformed of the latest news; not up to speed

Definitions

 * 1) to carry on the back
 * 2)  to carry; to bear (blame); to shoulder (responsibility)

Kanji

 * 1) back, stature

Noun

 * 1) height

Etymology
From.