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Animated Stroke Order 北
Stroke Order Diagrams 北
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HSK Vocabulary: 北
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 北 is used in context
1
dōng东
běi北
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
sēn森
lín林
。
Northeast China has many forests.
2
běi北
jīng京
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
de的
shǒu首
dū都
。
Beijing is the capital of China.
3
běi北
fāng方
dōng冬
tiān天
hěn很
lěng冷
。
The northern region is very cold in winter.
4
wǒ我
qù去
nián年
xià夏
tiān天
qù去
le了
běi北
jīng京
lǚ旅
yóu游
。
I traveled to Beijing last summer.
5
běi北
jīng京
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
zhù著
míng名
de的
jǐng景
diǎn点
，
bǐ比
rú如
gù故
gōng宫
hé和
cháng长
chéng城
。
Beijing has many famous attractions, such as the Forbidden City and the Great Wall.
6
běi北
fāng方
hěn很
lěng冷
。
The north is very cold.
7
wǒ我
lái来
zì自
běi北
fāng方
de的
yí一
gè个
xiǎo小
chéng城
shì市
。
I come from a small city in the north.
8
běi北
fāng方
de的
dōng冬
tiān天
cháng常
cháng常
xià下
xuě雪
，
rén人
men们
xǐ喜
huān欢
huá滑
xuě雪
hé和
duī堆
xuě雪
rén人
。
In the north, it often snows in winter, and people enjoy skiing and building snowmen.
9
běi北
jí极
hěn很
lěng冷
。
The North Pole is very cold.
10
běi北
jí极
xióng熊
shēng生
huó活
zài在
běi北
jí极
。
Polar bears live in the Arctic.
Information
Traditional北
Radical匕
Strokes5
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#411
Zhuyinㄅㄟˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5317
CangjieLMP
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality