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北方

běifāng

the north

A traveler facing the northern wind
Memory picture

Characters in this word

北 běi

Strokes
5
Radical
匕 — spoon, ladle
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 北方很冷。 Běifāng hěn lěng. The north is very cold.
  • 他来自北方。 Tā lái zì běifāng. He comes from the north.
  • 我想去北方。 Wǒ xiǎng qù běifāng. I want to go north.

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