Keyword
north
- northern
- northward
- Frequency
- #233
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
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Mnemonic
Two people 匕 sitting back-to-back; phonetic loan for "north"
Stroke order
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
北京
Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京 (Jīng))
北
north; (classical) to be defeated
东北
Northeast China; Manchuria
北部
northern part
北方
north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
北京市
Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京 (Jīng))
台北
Taipei, capital of Taiwan
南北
north and south; north to south
北美
North America
北大
Peking University (abbr. for 北京大学)
北约
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (abbr. for 北大西洋公约组织 (BěiDàxīYángGōngyuēZǔzhī))
西北
Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
西北
northwest
华北
North China
湖北省
Hubei Province, capital Wuhan 武汉市 (WǔhànShì) (short name 鄂 (È))
北京大学
Peking University
北平
Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
北韩
(Tw, HK) North Korea
河北省
Hebei Province, capital Shijiazhuang 石家庄市 (ShíjiāzhuāngShì) (short name 冀 (Jì))
西北部
northwest part
以北
to the north of (suffix)
北上
to go up north
北欧
north Europe; Scandinavia
北边
north; north side; northern part; to the north of