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.
学校在城市的北边。
xuéxiào zài chéngshì de běi biān。
The school is on the north side of the city.
他从北方来，不太习惯这里的热天气。
tā cóng běi fāng lái，bù tài xíguàn zhèlǐ de rè tiānqì。
He came from the north and is not very used to the hot weather here.
Words with 北
北碚区
běi bèi qū
Beibei, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
北边
běi biān
north
北京航空航天大学
běi jīng háng kōng háng tiān dà xué
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
北外
běi wài
abbr. for 北京外國語大學|北京外国语大学[Bei3 jing1 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
北京林业大学
běi jīng lín yè dà xué
Beijing Forestry University
以北
yǐ běi
to the north of (suffix)
北国
běi guó
the northern part of the country
北极熊
běi jí xióng
polar bear
东南西北
dōng nán xī běi
east, south, west and north
北斗七星
běi dǒu qī xīng
(astronomy) Big Dipper
东西南北
dōng xī nán běi
east west south north
河北区
hé běi qū
Hebei district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]