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).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “knapsack”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 干粮袋 (乾糧袋) | gān liáng dài | knapsack (for provisions); haversack |
| 背囊 | bèi náng | backpack; knapsack |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 背包.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 背景 | bèi jǐng | background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer |
| 背后 (背後) | bèi hòu | behind; at the back |
| 违背 (違背) | wéi bèi | to go against; to be contrary to |
| 背叛 | bèi pàn | to betray |
| 背面 | bèi miàn | the back; the reverse side |
| 包括 | bāo kuò | to comprise; to include |
| 包含 | bāo hán | to contain; to embody |
| 包装 (包裝) | bāo zhuāng | to 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.