The Chinese Radical: 北


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north    北

Explanation Two persons sit back-to-back, because they feel cold in the north.

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
north
běi

Two persons , sit back-to-back, because they feel cold: in the north.
JLPT HSK 4
to take advantage of, use means (i.e.transportation), multiplication
chéng
Top: rice plant (Here: tree with shade-giving canopy ), middle: north (2 people , sit back-to-back because it is cold in: the north.)
When the two people lean against the shade-giving tree, they: take advantage of it.
JLPT HSK 4
to remain, to be left, to have as remainder
shèng
Left: to use, take advantage of 乘 (When the two people , lean against the shade-giving tree , they: are using it.), right: to cut/knife
When using a knife, there are always remainders.
JLPT HSK 5
back, behind, hide, to carry on the shoulder
bēi, bèi
Top: north (here: backbone || with ribs, or two persons sitting back to back), below: body part /
The backbone is the body part at the back and suitable to carry.
JLPT HSK 5
obedient (of a child), well-behaved, clever, lovable
guāi
Inside: thousand , outside: North (Two persons , sit back-to-back because of the north's cold.)
If 1000 persons are sitting back-to-back, they are obedient children.
JLPT no HSK
swallow (bird), Yan (state of Zhou)
yān, yàn
廿
From top: twenty 廿, north (2 people sit back-to-back because of the north's cold.), mouth , fire
In (groups of) twenty they come from the nord, because of the food (= mouth) and the temperature (=fire): the swallows
JLPT no HSK
spine, ridge, back

This character is seen as variation of back/stature: 背 with two persons sitting back-to-back
'Back-to-back' the persons are sitting with this body part: The spine.
JLPT no HSK
to hope, wish, (abbr. for Hebei 河北)

Top: north (2 people sit back-to-back because it is cold in: the north.), bottom: differ, extraordinary (Put a rice paddy together (with other paddies) and you will see how much they differ.)
Also in the north, our fields shall be extraordinary: This is what we hope.
JLPT no HSK
thoroughbred horse, refined and virtuous

Left: horse /馬 (with mane 三, four legs und tail ㄅ), right: to hope, wish 冀 (Also in the north , our fields shall be commonly extraordinary /异: This is what we hope)
The horse, we hope for is: a thoroughbred horse.

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