北京

Proper noun

 * 1)  Beijing the government of the People's Republic of China
 * 2)  northern capital
 * 3)   (capital of )—in modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu province
 * 4)   (birthplace of )—in modern-day Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province
 * 5)   (capital of )—in modern-day Datong, Shanxi province
 * 6)   (birthplace of  and many subsequent states)—in modern-day Taiyuan, Shanxi province
 * 7)   (visited by )—in modern-day Handan, Hebei province
 * 8)   (one of the capitals of )—in modern-day Chifeng, Inner Mongolia
 * 9)   (one of the capitals of )—in modern-day Beijing
 * 10)   —in modern-day Kaifeng, Henan province
 * 1)   (capital of )—in modern-day Datong, Shanxi province
 * 2)   (birthplace of  and many subsequent states)—in modern-day Taiyuan, Shanxi province
 * 3)   (visited by )—in modern-day Handan, Hebei province
 * 4)   (one of the capitals of )—in modern-day Chifeng, Inner Mongolia
 * 5)   (one of the capitals of )—in modern-day Beijing
 * 6)   —in modern-day Kaifeng, Henan province

Usage notes

 * Modern sense since 15th century (capital of, , ROC formerly and now PRC)
 * The name was chosen by the to distinguish the city from.

Descendants
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Etymology 1
, from the, from before the modern palatalization of  to. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Etymology 2
Compound of. Attested from the 13th century.

Proper noun

 * 1)  Kyoto the "Northern Capital", as opposed to Nara the "Southern Capital"