BloomkoHSK 1 · Places
北京
běi jīng
Beijing
Stroke order of 北京
2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
北 · 5 strokes京 · 8 strokes
Memory trick
The north '北' (two people back to back) capital '京' (a tall tower) — Beijing.
Parts: 北 north (two people back to back) + 京 capital (pictograph of a tall building)
The characters in 北京
- 北 běi — north (5 strokes)
Example sentence
北京很大。
Beijing is very big.