U+5317 "北" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+5317 "北" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents the concept of "north." It is composed of two radicals that visually suggest two people back to back, evoking the idea of turning one's back, from which the directional meaning of north is derived in historical Chinese thought. This character is widely used in modern Chinese, Japanese, and Korean writing systems, appearing in common words such as "north" (北方, běifāng) and "Beijing" (北京, Běijīng), the capital of China whose name literally means "northern capital." As part of the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified ideographs block, it follows a standardized form across multiple languages, enabling shared digital representation in text processing and international communication.