北屯

北

běi

屯

tún

Beitun city or town in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang

Characters and words in 北屯

北

běi = b + ei3

north / (classical) to be defeated

北 = 丬 + 匕 : A compass rose. In the Eiffel Tower, Beelzebub tries to build a compass. As a baseplate he uses a piece of wood, on which he sticks the north pike of a compass rose. On the south pike he balances a ladle, which is supposed to adjust itself to earth's magnetic field.

屯

tún = tu + (e)n2

to station (soldiers) / to store up / village

屯

zhu̅n = zhu + (e)n1

difficult / stingy

屯 = 一 + 凵 + 乚 : Mnemonic symbol: a trident (屯).