北京
HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
北京 (Běijīng) · Beijing
北京 (Běijīng) means “Beijing”. It is written with 2 characters: 北 (north) + 京 (capital). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 北京 is built
The characters
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)
京 jīng · capital
What 京 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: A capital building on a hill (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我想去北京。Wǒ xiǎng qù Běijīng.I want to go to Beijing.
北京冷不冷？Běijīng lěng bù lěng?Is Beijing cold?
Questions about 北京
What does 北京 mean?
北京 (Běijīng) means “Beijing”.
How do you pronounce 北京?
北京 is pronounced Běijīng.
Which HSK level is 北京?
北京 is in HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 北边běibiānnorth side
- 北方běifāngthe north
- 东北dōngběinortheast
- 西北xīběinorthwest
- 北部běibùnorthern part
- 北极běijíthe North Pole
- 南辕北辙nányuánběizhéto act in a way that defeats one's purpose
- 北běinorth
- 京剧jīngjùBeijing opera
Learn 北京 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.