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北
běi
north; northern; northward
📷 Pictographic:
Two people 匕 sitting back-to-back; phonetic loan for "north"
Words Using 北 (345)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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北京
Běijīng
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China / Peking / PRC government
1
北京
Běijīng
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China / Peking / PRC government
北方
běifāng
north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
3
北方
běifāng
north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
北极
běijí
the North Pole / the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole
6
北极
běijí
the North Pole / the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole
南辕北辙
nányuánběizhé
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
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南辕北辙
nányuánběizhé
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
北
běi
north / to be defeated (classical)
北
běi
north / to be defeated (classical)
北部
Běibù
Tonkin (region in Vietnam)
北部
Běibù
Tonkin (region in Vietnam)
北部
běibù
northern part
北部
běibù
northern part
西北
xīběi
northwest
西北
xīběi
northwest
南北
nánběi
north and south / north to south
南北
nánběi
north and south / north to south
北美
Běiměi
North America
北美
Běiměi
North America
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Radical
匕
bǐ
spoon, ladle; knife, dirk
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