北

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.

北 character breakdown

匕
bǐ = bi + Ø3
dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon
匕 = 丿 + 乚 : Brunhilde plays a game inside the space station's living room (Ø3) using zero gravity: using a big ladle (mnemonic symbol for 匕) and a shovel (乚) as bats, she beats a banana (丿) back and forth.
丬
爿
qiáng = qi + ang2
"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[pian4]
丬 = 丨 + 冫 : Just as she entered the anglepod, the Queen of Hearts craves for a popsicle. It seems like a miracle that just inside the anglepod's kitchen she finds a crate full of popsicles, which she cracks open using a dinosaur bone. Unfortunately, all the popsicles are contaminated with pieces of wood.
爿
pán = p + an2
classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc / slit bamboo or chopped wood (dialect)
爿 = 丩 + 丆 : Mnemonic symbol: log of wood.

Just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2) Pinocchio (p) sees a pile of wood logs (爿) beneath a wind wheel (丆). Thinking that it was the wind wheel which chopped the wood, feeling personally threatened, he attacks the wind wheel with a roast fork (丩).

Characters with 北 as component

背
be̅i = b + ei1
to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder
背 = 北 + 月 : Mnemonic symbol: 背包, rucksack.

Beelzebub is on a trip to Paris together with the moon, which he carries in a rucksack. Beelzebub always follows his compass rose, but since it is affected by the moon's magnetic field, Beelzebub and the moon just circle the Eiffel Tower.
背
揹
be̅i = b + ei1
variant of 背[bei1]
背 = 北 + 月 : Mnemonic symbol: 背包, rucksack.

Beelzebub is on a trip to Paris together with the moon, which he carries in a rucksack. Beelzebub always follows his compass rose, but since it is affected by the moon's magnetic field, Beelzebub and the moon just circle the Eiffel Tower.
背
bèi = b + ei4
the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing
乘
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed
乘 = 北 + 禾 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is riding (乘) a chariot through engine's entrance ((e)ng2). He is navigating using a compass rose (北) and keeps his four horses running by suspending cereals in(禾) front of them.
乘
shèng = sh + (e)ng4
four horse military chariot (archaic) / four (archaic) / generic term for history books
乘
shèng = sh + (e)ng4
(archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books
乘
椉
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
old variant of 乘[cheng2]
乘 = 北 + 禾 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is riding (乘) a chariot through engine's entrance ((e)ng2). He is navigating using a compass rose (北) and keeps his four horses running by suspending cereals in(禾) front of them.
乘
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
surname Cheng
乘 = 北 + 禾 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is riding (乘) a chariot through engine's entrance ((e)ng2). He is navigating using a compass rose (北) and keeps his four horses running by suspending cereals in(禾) front of them.
乖
gua̅i = gu + ai1
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved / clever / shrewd / alert / perverse / contrary to reason / irregular / abnormal
乖 = 北 + 千 : Gitta Giraffe wants to behave well in front of the airplane. She has a compass rose and a kilo, but she is totally not going to squash the compass rose.
燕
yàn = y + an4
swallow (family Hirundinidae) / old variant of 宴[yan4]
燕 = 北 + 口 + 廿 + 灬 : Maud Younger (y) put a swallow (燕) on a grill (灬) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but before she did that she oriented the grill towards east using a compass rose (北). She also put a mandarin (口) in the swallow's mouth. Later she'll put the swallow in a flower pot (廿) when it is done.
燕
ya̅n = y + an1
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) / surname Yan
燕
鷰
yàn = y + an4
variant of 燕[yan4]
燕 = 北 + 口 + 廿 + 灬 : Maud Younger (y) put a swallow (燕) on a grill (灬) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but before she did that she oriented the grill towards east using a compass rose (北). She also put a mandarin (口) in the swallow's mouth. Later she'll put the swallow in a flower pot (廿) when it is done.

Words with 北

北
方
north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
西
北
Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
西
北
northwest
北
北
极
極
the North Pole / the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole
魁
北
克
市
Quebec city, capital of Quebec province of Canada
魏
魏
晋
晉
南
南
北
北
朝
朝
Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
黄
黃
海
海
北
北
道
道
North Hwanghae Province of west North Korea
靠
北
(lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē]) / (slang) (Tw) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn!
靠
北
(lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē]) / (slang) (Tw) to rattle on / to carp / stop whining! / shut the hell up! / fuck! / damn!
驻
駐
北
北
京
京
stationed in Beijing
魁
北
克
Quebec province, Canada

Sentences with 北

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