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běi
1. north
2. to be defeated (classical)
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

Compound Words (20)

丘北
Qiūběi
Qiubei county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture [[文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州<WénshānZhuàngzúMiáozúzìzhìzhōu>]], Yunnan
以北
yǐběi
to the north of (suffix)
北上
běishàng
to go up north
北亚
BěiYà
North Asia
北京
Běijīng
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
HSK 1
北伐
Běifá
the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
北佬
běilǎo
northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
北仑
Běilún
Beilun district of Ningbo city [[寧波市|宁波市<Níngbōshì>]], Zhejiang
北侧
běicè
north side
北区
Běiqū
north district of city
北史
Běishǐ
History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories [[二十四史<ÈrshísìShǐ>]], compiled by Li Yanshou [[李延壽|李延寿<LǐYánshòu>]] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
北周
BěiZhōu
the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
北国
běiguó
the northern part of the country
北坡
běipō
north slope
北埔
Běibù
Beibu or Peipu township in Hsinchu County [[新竹縣|新竹县<XīnzhúXiàn>]], northwest Taiwan
北塔
Běitǎ
North tower
北塘
Běitáng
Beitang district of Wuxi city [[無錫市|无锡市<Wúxīshì>]], Jiangsu
北外
BěiWài
abbr. for [[北京外國語大學|北京外国语大学<BěijīngWàiguóyǔDàxué>]]
北大
BěiDà
Beijing University (abbr. for [[北京大學|北京大学]])
北安
Běiān
Bei'an county level city in Heihe [[黑河<Hēihé>]], Heilongjiang

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
314
Word Frequency Rank
1,534 of 84,292