【北】Chinese Character Details

| Pinyin | běi |
|---|---|
| Zhuyin | ㄅㄟˇ |
| Radical | 匕 |
| Strokes | 5 |
| HSK | 1 |
| TOCFL | 3 |
| Unicode | u+5317 |
Stroke Order Diagram
🔊1.竖
🔊2.横
3.提
🔊4.撇
5.竖弯钩
Meanings
běi
(1) 方位名。与“南”相对。如:“北方”、“北极”、“漠北”、“北半球”、“北回归线”、“北国佳丽”。
(2) 失败。如:“败北”、“屡战屡北”、“追亡逐北”。
Meanings
běi
1.
特指我国北方
the North (the developed countries)
【Examples】
◎ 我喜欢吃北货。
◎ I like to eat northern food.
◎ 她家做的北味很好。
◎ The northern dishes her family makes are very good.
2.
败走;失败
be defeated
【Examples】
◎ 那支球队北得很惨。
◎ That team lost terribly.
◎ 他一场比赛都没北过。
◎ He has never lost a game.
Homophones
