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Chinese symbol for “backless”

露背
lòu bèi
(of a garment) backless; halterneck

The closest CC-CEDICT match for backless is 露背 (lòu bèi), defined as: (of a garment) backless; halterneck.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

露 lòu
dew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show
radical 173 ⾬ · 21 strokes
背 bèi
back, backside; to betray, to violate
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 露背.

WordPinyinMeaning
透露tòu lùto leak out; to divulge
揭露jiē lùto expose; to unmask
暴露bào lùto expose; to reveal
露出lù chūto expose; to show
披露pī lùto reveal; to publish
泄露xiè lòuto leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xie4lu4]
背景bèi jǐngbackground; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer
背后 (背後)bèi hòubehind; at the back

See also: Japanese symbol for “backless”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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