Chinese character
北
běi
north
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- north
- northern
- northward
- (classical) to be defeated
Components
Etymology hint · Pictographic
Two people 匕 sitting back-to-back; phonetic loan for "north"
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Words
Common words
北京北京běi jīngBeijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1])东北东北dōng běiNortheast China; Manchuria; northeast湖北湖北hú běisee 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]北部北部běi bùnorthern part河北河北hé běisee 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]北方北方běi fāngnorth; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River西北西北xī běiNorthwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang); northwest台北台北tái běiTaipei, capital of Taiwan南北南北nán běinorth and south; north to south北美北美běi měiNorth America
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