北
běi
north
(classical) to be defeated
a picture of 北 → two people back-to-back, borrowed for north
The original character showed two people seated back-to-back, turning away from each other. It was then borrowed by sound to mean 'north', the direction people traditionally turned their backs to in order to face the warm south.
Words with 北
陕北
shǎn běi
Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地|革命圣地
双北
shuāng běi
abbr. for Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4] and New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 Shi4] (Tw)
魁北克
kuí běi kè
Quebec province, Canada
魁北克市
kuí běi kè shì
Quebec city, capital of Quebec province of Canada
魏晋南北朝
wèi jìn nán běi cháo
generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
黄海北道
huáng hǎi běi dào
North Hwanghae Province of west North Korea
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
to live miles apart
三北
sān běi
China's three northern regions, 東北|东北[Dong1 bei3], 華北|华北[Hua2 bei3] and 西北[Xi1 bei3]
三北防护林
sān běi fáng hù lín
Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050
丘北
qiū běi
Qiubei county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
丘北县
qiū běi xiàn
Qiubei county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
中俄北京条约
zhōng é běi jīng tiáo yuē
the Treaty of Beijing of 1860 between Qing China and Tsarist Russia