- 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.
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西北
西北
northwest
HSK 2 (3.0)2 meanings#15043
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
northwest
- 。
The northwest wind is very strong.
- 貳名noun
Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
- 。
The northwest region is very beautiful.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS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.
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西北
Traditional西
northwest
HSK 2 (3.0)2 meanings#15043
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
northwest
- 。
The northwest wind is very strong.
- 貳名noun
Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
- 。
The northwest region is very beautiful.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.
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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