北平

Traditional form:

北平

Pinyin (reading):

Běipíng

Definitions:

• Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)

Characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful

Traditional characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful