东北
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
东北 (dōngběi) · northeast
东北 (dōngběi) means “northeast”. It is written with 2 characters: 东 (east) + 北 (north). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 东北 is built
The characters
东 dōng · east
What 东 is made of
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Simplified form of 東, the sun 日 rising behind a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
北 běi · north
What 北 is made of
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Two people 匕 sitting back-to-back; phonetic loan for "north" (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是东北人。Tā shì Dōngběi rén.He's from Northeast China.
东北的冬天冷吗？Dōngběi de dōngtiān lěng ma?Are winters cold in the Northeast?
Questions about 东北
What does 东北 mean?
东北 (dōngběi) means “northeast”.
How do you pronounce 东北?
东北 is pronounced dōngběi.
Which HSK level is 东北?
东北 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 东边dōngbianeast side
- 东西dōngxithing
- 东方dōngfāngthe east
- 东南dōngnánsoutheast
- 东部dōngbùthe east
- 房东fángdōnglandlord
- 东道主dōngdàozhǔhost
- 东张西望dōngzhāngxīwàngto look around
- 股东gǔdōngshareholder
- 东dōngeast
Learn 东北 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.