The wind is blowing from the north.
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北
běi
HSK 3.0 · 1
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běi · bak1 (Jyutping)
- north
- (classical) to be defeated
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Character breakdown
北
- Meaning
- north; northern; northward
- Radical
- 匕
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- ⿰？匕
- Cangjie
- LMP
- Four-corner
- 1111.0
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Example sentences
He has gone to Hokkaido.
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