Etymology

Character Input: 北

Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 5317
GB2312-80 := B1B1
北

Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 5317
Big5 := A55F
北

Phonetic (聲字部分): none

Signific (有意部分): 北 remnant

Etymology (文字來源): Remnant Primitive, Two men 匕 back to back - probably original of 背 (back)

Simplification (简化方法): no simplification

Cantonese (廣東話): bak10

Taiwanese (台灣話): pok4 pak4

English Senses For (英文): bei3
north / northern / northerly / northward / defeated

ShuoWen (说文解字):
乖也從二人相背凡北之屬皆從北

Class: traditional = simplified

Input Single Character (單字):


  Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters 

 
  s05949

  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 

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  L28951

  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 

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        b12616    b12617    b12618    b12619    b12620    b12621    b12622

    
  b12623    b12624    b12625    b12626

  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 

       
  j19538    j19539    j19540    j19541    j19542    j19543    j19544

       
  j19545    j19546    j19547    j19548    j19549    j19550    j19551

       
  j19552    j19553    j19554    j19555    j19556    j19557    j19558

       
  j19559    j19560    j19561    j19562    j19563    j19564    j19565

       
  j19566    j19567    j19568    j19569    j19570    j19571    j19572

       
  j19573    j19574    j19575    j19576    j19577    j19578    j19579

       
  j19580    j19581    j19582    j19583    j19584    j19585    j19586

 
  j19587

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