北京 Běijīng Beijing

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Stroke order

北京 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

北京 — the Chinese character for Beijing (Běijīng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 北京 — Beijing

北 — 5 strokes
京 — 8 strokes

Characters in 北京

北 běi — north; (classical) to be defeated
京 jīng — capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

我在北京工作。Wǒ zài Běijīng gōngzuò.I work in Beijing.
北京的天气很冷。Běijīng de tiānqì hěn lěng.Beijing's weather is very cold.

Related words

北京 is pronounced Běijīng and means “Beijing”.

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