to go against / to be contrary to / perverse / rebellious
old variant of 悖[bei4]

悖 character breakdown

comet

= + + : Beelzebub (b) wants to fry an egg (子) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). He breaks the egg onto a cooking top (冖) and to fry it, he summons a comet (孛) using a cross (十) he holds the other way around. The comet causes a fire on which Beelzebub fries the egg.
Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element

Looks a bit like a flail.

Characters with 悖 as component

悖 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 悖

paradox (logic)
to run in parallel without hindrance / not mutually exclusive / two processes can be implemented without conflict
variant of 悖謬|悖谬[bei4 miu4]
(coll.) muddleheaded
absurd / irrational
to rebel / sedition / to delude / confused
to transgress / to violate (the rules) / same as 違背|违背

Sentences with 悖

悖 currently does not appear in any sentence.