北
north; northern; northward; (classical) to be defeated
- Strokes
- 5
- Pinyin
- běi
Parts
Built from 北
Words with 北
- 三北sān běi · sanbeiChina's three northern regions, 東北|东北[Dong1 bei3], 華北|华北[Hua2 bei3] and 西北[Xi1 bei3]
- 以北yǐ běi · yibeito the north of (suffix)
- 北上běi shàng · beishangto go up north
- 北亚běi yà · beiyaNorth Asia
- 北京běi jīng · beijingBeijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1])
- 北伐běi fá · beifathe Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
- 北佬běi lǎo · beilaonortherner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
- 北侧běi cè · beicenorth side; north face
- 北史běi shǐ · beishiHistory of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[Li3 Yan2 shou4] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
- 北周běi zhōu · beizhouthe Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581); one of the Northern Dynasties
- 北国běi guó · beiguothe northern part of the country; the North
- 北圻běi qí · beiqiTonkin, northern Vietnam during the French colonial period
- 北坡běi pō · beiponorth slope
- 北埔běi pǔ · beipuBeipu or Peipu Township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
- 北外běi wài · beiwaiabbr. for 北京外國語大學|北京外国语大学[Bei3 jing1 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
- 北大běi dà · beidaPeking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
- 北宋běi sòng · beisongthe Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
- 北屯běi tún · beitunBeitun, city in Altay Prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang
- 北山běi shān · beishannorthern mountain; refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan
- 北岛běi dǎo · beidaoBei Dao (1949-), Chinese poet
- 北岳běi yuè · beiyueMt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
- 北市běi shì · beishi(Tw) Taipei (abbr. for 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4])
- 北平běi píng · beipingPeiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
- 北征běi zhēng · beizhengpunitive expedition to the north
- 北爱běi ài · beiaiabbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Bei3 Ai4 er3 lan2], Northern Ireland
- 北斗běi dǒu · beidouGreat Bear; Big Dipper; Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
- 北方běi fāng · beifangnorth; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
- 北朝běi cháo · beichaoNorthern Dynasties (386-581)
- 北极běi jí · beijithe North Pole; the north magnetic pole
- 北欧běi ōu · beiounorth Europe; Scandinavia