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Charlotte LaGasse
Charlotte LaGasse
4 years ago

The character looks as if there is a pathway leading north.

Dulce Rodriguez
Dulce Rodriguez
3 years ago

The only thing both sides have in common is that both are pointing north

Ariel Spencer
Ariel Spencer
3 years ago

This looks like a compass pointing different directions.

Mathew Ponon
Mathew Ponon
2 years ago

I remember this because of Beijing. and the place is famous for its duck, so it looks like a duck with the beak at the top left and the tiny tail at the bottom right

Meera Alkaabi
Meera Alkaabi
1 year ago

北 (běi) can be compared to picturing a compass pointing towards the north. The character 北 represents the direction “north” and its shape resembles the arrow on a compass pointing upwards. This analogy can help you visualize and remember the structure of 北 when writing it.

Deniz Acar Köstem
Deniz Acar Köstem
1 year ago

This character looks like a flow of cold wind, coming from up NORTH.

Binderiya M
Binderiya M
10 months ago

This character looks like a 2 confused people standing back-to-back and facing opposite directions to find their way to the NORTH. The left one is pointing with their 2 hands, but the person on the right is only using their one hand.

Tristan Wong
Tristan Wong
10 months ago

If you have played Mahjong, the character is the běi tile.

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