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Chinese symbol for “hatchback”

掀背车
xiān bèi chē
Traditional: 掀背車
hatchback

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hatchback is 掀背车 (xiān bèi chē), defined as: hatchback.

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

掀 xiān
to stir up; to turn over
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
背 bèi
back, backside; to betray, to violate
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes
车 chē
cart, vehicle; to move in a cart
radical 159 ⾞ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 掀背车.

WordPinyinMeaning
掀起xiān qǐto lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)
掀开 (掀開)xiān kāito lift open; to tear open
掀翻xiān fānto turn sth over; to overturn
掀掉xiān diàoto remove; to tear off
掀动 (掀動)xiān dòngto stir; to lift
掀天揭地xiān tiān jiē dìearth-shattering
背景bèi jǐngbackground; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer
背后 (背後)bèi hòubehind; at the back
汽车 (汽車)qì chēcar; automobile

See also: Japanese symbol for “hatchback”.

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.