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北 běi

north; (classical) to be defeated

HSK 1 5 strokes Radical 匕 Pictograph 9 words

Built from

匕bǐspoon, ladle; knife, dirk

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

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Words with 北

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HSK 1 · 3

北
běi
north; (classical) to be defeated
北京
Běijīng
Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
北边
běibiān
north; north side; northern part

HSK 2 · 3

北方
běifāng
north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
东北
dōngběi
northeast
西北
xīběi
northwest

HSK 3 · 1

北部
běibù
northern part

HSK 5 · 2

南北
nánběi
north and south; north to south
北极
běijí
the North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole