北冰洋 Traditional form: 北冰洋 Pinyin (reading): Běibīngyáng Definitions: Arctic ocean Characters: 北 - north; northern; northward 冰 - ice; ice-cold 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign Traditional characters: 北 - north; northern; northward 冰 - ice; ice-cold 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign