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Chinese symbol for “knapsack”

背包
bēi bāo
knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack; field pack

The closest CC-CEDICT match for knapsack is 背包 (bēi bāo), defined as: knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack; field pack; blanket roll; 个 (gè).

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

背 bēi
back, backside; to betray, to violate
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes
包 bāo
wrap, pack, bundle; package
radical 20 ⼓ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “knapsack”

WordPinyinMeaning
干粮袋 (乾糧袋)gān liáng dàiknapsack (for provisions); haversack
背囊bèi nángbackpack; knapsack

Related words

Other words that share a character with 背包.

WordPinyinMeaning
背景bèi jǐngbackground; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer
背后 (背後)bèi hòubehind; at the back
违背 (違背)wéi bèito go against; to be contrary to
背叛bèi pànto betray
背面bèi miànthe back; the reverse side
包括bāo kuòto comprise; to include
包含bāo hánto contain; to embody
包装 (包裝)bāo zhuāngto wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging; packing materials

See also: Japanese symbol for “knapsack”.

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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