西 xī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 西 — west, western, westward
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
西北
xīběi
northwest
Characters in this word
北 běi
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 匕 — spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 西北很冷。 Xīběi hěn lěng. The northwest is very cold.
- 我去西北。 Wǒ qù xīběi. I am going northwest.
- 西北有风。 Xīběi yǒu fēng. There is wind in the northwest.