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南北

nán běi

HSK 3.0 · 5

nán běi · naam4 bak1 (Jyutping)

  1. north and south
  2. north to south

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Character breakdown

南

Meaning
south; southern part; southward
Radical
十
Strokes
9
Components
⿱十⿵冂⿱丷干
Cangjie
JBTJ
Four-corner
4022.7

北

Meaning
north; northern; northward
Radical
匕
Strokes
5
Components
⿰?匕
Cangjie
LMP
Four-corner
1111.0

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