běi

north; (classical) to be defeated

HSK 1 #315

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 315th character
Radical ⼔ (21.3)
Strokes 5
Index # 227

Definitions

北 běi
  1. 1. north
  2. 2. (classical) to be defeated

Stroke order

北 stroke order diagram
北 stroke order animation

Words containing 北

Word Meaning
Peitou town in Changhua county zhāng huà xiàn, Taiwan
(bird species of China) oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)
(bird species of China) oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)
northerner; guy from the north; Yankee
Norinco, PRC state-run conglomerate
Norinco, PRC state-run conglomerate
Beifang University of Nationalities in Ningxia
Beifang Minzu University in Ningxia
North Korea
North Korea
Pallas’s rosefinch, a small red bird
Beilin District in Heilongjiang
Beilin District, Suihua, Heilongjiang
Beilin District, Suihua, Heilongjiang
Cryptotaenia japonica; honewort
purple-backed starling bird
purple-backed starling bird
the North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole
Northern lights; aurora borealis
Arctic Circle
North Star; Polaris
polar bear
(bird species of China) glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)
(bird species of China) glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)
north Europe; Scandinavia