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HSK 2 · Directions

西北

xī běi

northwest

Stroke order of 西北

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

西 · 6 strokes北 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

西 is a bird at its nest at sunset, 北 is two backs turned: west and north.

Parts: 西 west + 北 north

The characters in 西北

  • 西 xī — west (6 strokes)
  • 北 běi — north (5 strokes)

Example sentence

西北的天气很干。

The weather in the northwest is very dry.

Words with 西

东西thing; stuff西west西边west side西医Western medicine西餐Western food西方west; the West西南southwest西瓜watermelon西部western part

Words with 北

北京Beijing北north北边north side北方north; the North东北northeast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东北northeast东南southeast西南southwest离from; away from近near往towards向towards; to face

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