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北 běi — “north”
How to write and say the Chinese character 北 (běi), which means north — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Position & direction.
Pinyin · 拼音 běi
Meaning · 意思 north
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 匕 (spoon)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
北 is written with 5 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: two people 匕 sitting back-to-back; phonetic loan for "north".
A common word常用词
北京
Beijing
Example sentence例句
北京是中国的首都。
Beijing is China's capital.
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