CHINESE SCRIPT

CHINESE CHARACTER FORMATION & ETYMOLOGY

 

 

北京

 

 

strokes cfr. 北 & 京

ㄅㄟ3 ㄐlㄥ1 (peij3 jing1)

běijīng

 

北京 = Beijing, northern capital city => formation 北 + 京

related: 匕 , 背

 

上 下