- ⼔(person turning back; figure of person from behind)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing back-to-back represent North, the direction ancients faced away from.
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北
北
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north
HSK 1 (3.0)2 meanings#6397
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
north
中方向名，在地球上太阳升起的反对方fāngxiàng míng, zài dìqiú shàng tàiyáng shēngqǐ de fǎnduì fāngxiàng
- 。
My home is on the north side of the city.
- ，。
A wind blew in from the north, and the weather turned cold.
- 貳动verb
(classical) to be defeated
中失败；被打败shībài；bèi dǎbài
- 。
He was defeated in the battle.
- ，。
The enemy forces suffered a crushing defeat and fled in all directions.
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CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
ANTONYMS1
北
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
north
中方向名，在地球上太阳升起的反对方fāngxiàng míng, zài dìqiú shàng tàiyáng shēngqǐ de fǎnduì fāngxiàng
- 。
My home is on the north side of the city.
- ，。
A wind blew in from the north, and the weather turned cold.
- 貳动verb
(classical) to be defeated
中失败；被打败shībài；bèi dǎbài
- 。
He was defeated in the battle.
- ，。
The enemy forces suffered a crushing defeat and fled in all directions.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⼔(person turning back; figure of person from behind)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing back-to-back represent North, the direction ancients faced away from.
RELATED
ANTONYMS1
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