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Etymology
Two people 匕 sitting back-to-back; phonetic loan for "north"
Meanings
north
(classical) to be defeated
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Words with 北 489 total
Northeast China; Manchuria东北Dōng běithe Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)北宋Běi Sòngnorth latitude北纬běi wěiWei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei北魏Běi WèiNorthern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)北燕Běi Yānthe Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong北洋Běi yángBeiyuan neighborhood of Beijing北苑Běi yuànMt Heng in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains北岳Běi yuènorthern Vietnam · North Vietnam (1945–1976)北越Běi yuèpunitive expedition to the north北征běi zhēngthe area north of the Great Wall口北kǒu běi
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