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北 běi

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
běi | bei3
English translation
north
to be defeated (classical)
north; northern; northward

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About 北 běi

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

北 běi

Contains the radical

匕 bǐ

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

Two people 匕 bǐ sitting back-to-back; phonetic loan for "north"

Etymology of 北 běi

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿰？匕 bǐ

Explanation

Pictograph of two people standing back-to-back. Based on the original meaning "back", now written as 背 bēi . The current meaning "north" is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using 北 běi

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我们 wǒmen 填 tián 饱 bǎo 了 le 肚子 dùzi 便 biàn 启程 qǐchéng 北京 Běijīng .

We put the calories in our stomachs and set off for Beijing.

例如 lìrú ,每张地图 dìtú 上 shǎng 都 dōu 会有“罗盘 luó pán 玫瑰 méi guī ”,指明 zhǐ míng 东 Dōng 、 南 Nán 、 西 Xī 、北 běi .

The Compass Rose - drawn on almost every map - indicated North, East, South, and West.

一路 yī lù 上 shǎng 吃 chī 了 le 半 bàn 斤 jīn 炒 chǎo 栗子 lì zi , 睡 shuì 了 le 一会儿 yīhuìr 觉 jiào ,就 jiù 到 dào 了 le 北京 Běijīng .

We ate half a jin of roast chestnuts, had a nap and soon arrived in Beijing.

民国 Mín guó 17年 Nián ( 公元 gōngyuán 1928年 Nián ), 交 jiāo 河 hé 县 xiàn 隶属 lì shǔ 河北省 Hé běi Shěng .

In 17 years ( AD 1928 ), cross River County, Hebei Province under.

在 zài 热烈 rèliè 的 de 掌声 zhǎng shēng 中 Zhōng , 向 Xiàng 北霞局长 jú zhǎng 给 gěi 优胜者当场 dāngchǎng 发 fā 奖金 jiǎngjīn .

In enthusiastic applause, northerly glow director delivers premium spot to the winner.

Words with 北 běi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
北京 Běijīng Peking北京 Běijīng
北 běi north北 běi
北方 běifāng north北方 běifāng
北部 běi bù northern part北部 běi bù
东北 Dōng běi Manchuria東北
西北 Xī běi Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)西北 Xī běi
北京时间 Běi jīng Shí jiān Chinese Standard Time北京時間
北边 běi biān north北邊
北京市 Běi jīng Shì Beijing北京市 Běi jīng Shì
北极 běijí the North Pole北極
北美 Běi měi North America北美 Běi měi
北面 běi miàn north北面 běi miàn
南北 nán běi north and south南北 nán běi
台北 Tái běi Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan台北 Tái běi
北约 Běi yuē NATO北約
北大 Běi Dà Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学 Běi jīng Dà xué )北大 Běi Dà
河北 Hé běi Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀 jì , capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄 Shí jiā zhuāng [Shí​jiā​zhuāng]河北 Hé běi
湖北 Hú běi Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂 è [E], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉 Wǔ hàn [Wǔ​hàn]湖北 Hú běi
北极熊 běi jí xióng polar bear北極熊
北欧 Běi Ōu north Europe北歐
北上 běi shàng to go up north北上 běi shàng
北斗 Běi dǒu Great Bear北斗 Běi dǒu
北纬 běi wěi latitude north北緯
西北部 Xī běi bù northwest part西北部 Xī běi bù

北 běi Decomposition & Compounds

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北 běi Decomposition

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北 běi Compounds

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  • 北 běi
    • 背 bēi
      • 偝 bèi , 褙 bèi , 揹, 禙, 鄁
    • 乘 Chéng
      • 剩 shèng , 嵊 shèng , 塖, 騬
    • 燕 yàn
      • 嬿 yàn , 觾 yàn , 嚥 yàn , 曣, 臙, 讌 yàn , 醼, 驠
    • 乖 guāi , 丠 qiū , 埀 chuí , 邶 bèi , 鉳 běi , 嬊, 苝, 軰, 鷰
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