HSK 2 · Directions

东北

dōng běi

northeast

Stroke order of 东北

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

东 · 5 strokes 北 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

东 is sun rising behind a tree, 北 is two people sitting back to back: east and the cold north.

Parts: 东 east + 北 north

The characters in 东北

东 dōng — east (5 strokes)
北 běi — north (5 strokes)

Example sentence

东北的冬天很冷。

Winters in the northeast are very cold.

Words with 东

东西thing; stuff 东east 东边east side 东方east; the East 东南southeast 房东landlord 东部eastern part

Words with 北

北京Beijing 北north 北边north side 北方north; the North 西北northwest 北部northern part

More words: Directions

北方north; the North 南方south; the South 东方east; the East 西方west; the West 东南southeast 西北northwest 西南southwest 离from; away from 近near 往towards 向towards; to face

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