| 北 | běi | north; to be defeated (classical) |
| 斗 | dǒu | dry measure for grain equal to ten 升 or one-tenth of a 石; decaliter; peck; cup or dipper shaped object; old variant of 陡; abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星 |
| 斗 | dòu | to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together |
| 卫 | wèi | to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 卫生间, toilet; surname Wei; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces |
| 星 | xīng | star; satellite; small amount |
| 导 | dǎo | to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct |
| 航 | háng | boat; ship; craft; to navigate; to sail; to fly |
| 系 | xì | to connect; to arrest; to worry; system; department; faculty; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) |
| 统 | tǒng | to gather; to unite; to unify; whole |
| 北斗 | Běi dǒu | Great Bear; Big Dipper; Peitou town in Changhua county 彰化县, Taiwan |
| 卫星导航系统 | wèi xīng dǎo háng xì tǒng | satellite navigation system; sat-nav |
