北 (pinyin: běi, written "bei" or "bei") means north; northern; northward. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 北.
Meaning
north; northern; northward
Stroke order
北
Examples
古时候,在中国北边的边境上,住着一个老人。
gǔ shí hou, zài zhōng guó běi biān de biān jìng shang, zhù zhe yí ge lǎo rén.
In ancient times, on China's northern frontier, there lived an old man.
The northern region is mostly sunny today. The temperature high is 18 degrees, low is 3 degrees.
经过两天的努力,云南省北部的森林大火终于在今天上午得到控制。
jīng guò liǎng tiān de nǔ lì, yún nán shěng běi bù de sēn lín dà huǒ zhōng yú zài jīn tiān shàng wǔ dé dào kòng zhì.
After two days of effort, the major forest fire in northern Yunnan Province was finally brought under control this morning.
在北方,人们喜欢在除夕晚上吃饺子。因为饺子的形状像古代的钱,所以吃饺子代表新的一年会有钱、有福气。
zài běi fāng, rén men xǐ huan zài chú xī wǎn shang chī jiǎo zi. yīn wèi jiǎo zi de xíng zhuàng xiàng gǔ dài de qián, suǒ yǐ chī jiǎo zi dài biǎo xīn de yì nián huì yǒu qián, yǒu fú qi.
In the north, people like to eat dumplings on New Year's Eve. Because the shape of dumplings is like ancient money, eating dumplings represents that the new year will bring wealth and good fortune.