北

The character "北" has 5 strokes. "北" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "北" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "北" are "běi" "bèi" . View the stroke order of "北">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "北"

n.: north

v.: be defeated

• north : n.北；北方；北部；北家；（North）诺思

Form words with "北"

Example phrases using "北"

• 上午九点在北门口取齐，一块儿出发。

  Let’s assemble at nine in the morning at the north gate and then set off.

• 小汽车急转向北。

  The car swerved north. / The car made a sudden swerve to the north.

• 他是北兰开夏郡兰开斯特选区的下院议员。

  He was MP for the Lancaster division of North Lancashire.

• 那船正向北行驶。

  The ship was standing north.

• 罗盘上的点是北、南、东和西。

  The points of the compass are North, South, East and West.

• 这是最古老的大学在北塞浦路斯。

  This is the oldest university in North Cyprus .

• 声音1：北印度有一种传统说法。

  Voice 1: There is a traditional saying in North India.

• 沿该大陆的北海岸线上有许多峭壁。

  Along the northern coast of this continent, there are many crags.

• 到北东北，向着北东北或在北东北。

  To, toward, or in the north-northeast.

• 可被分为北库克岛和南库克岛。

  It can be divided into Northern Cook Islands and Southern Cook Islands.