北 běi
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 匕 — spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
北
běi
north
Character
Example phrases
- 我的房间在北边。 Wǒ de fángjiān zài běibian. My room is on the north side.
- 我家在北边。 Wǒ jiā zài běibian. My home is in the north.
- 我朋友在北京。 Wǒ péngyou zài Běijīng. My friend is in Beijing.
- 今天北风很大。 Jīntiān běifēng hěn dà. The north wind is strong today.
- 北风来了。 Běifēng lái le. The north wind has arrived.
- 北风冷吗？ Běifēng lěng ma? Is the north wind cold?
- 白天没有北风。 Báitiān méiyǒu běifēng. There is no north wind during the day.
- 晚上北风不大。 Wǎnshang běifēng bú dà. The north wind isn't strong in the evening.
- 老师说北风很冷。 Lǎoshī shuō běifēng hěn lěng. The teacher says the north wind is very cold.
- 我们不喜欢北风。 Wǒmen bù xǐhuan běifēng. We don't like the north wind.
Related words
- 北边 běibian north side
- 北京 Běijīng Beijing
- 北方 běifāng the north
- 东北 dōngběi northeast
- 西北 xīběi northwest
- 北部 běibù northern part; the north
- 北极 běijí the North Pole
- 南北 nánběi north and south
- 北美洲 Běiměizhōu North America
- 南辕北辙 nányuánběizhé to act in a way that contradicts one's goal; to go in the opposite direction
- 南 nán south
- 南边 nánbian south side