Dictionary/北

北

北 běi

ㄅㄟˇ
1north
2(classical) to be defeated

Etymology

pictographic · Two people 匕 sitting back-to-back; phonetic loan for "north"

Radical

匕 · spoon, ladle; knife, dirk

Composition

⿲⿱一㇀丨匕

Writing

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