Meaning, origin and history of the place name Beijing

Type Settlement

Scripts 北京(Chinese) 베이징(Korean Hangul)

Pronounced Pron. PAY-CHEENG(Chinese)

bay-JING(English)

bay-ZHING(English)

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Meaning & History

From Chinese 北 (běi) meaning "north" and 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city". This is the name of the capital of China.

VariantPeking(English)

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