河北 Traditional form: 河北 Pinyin (reading): Héběi Definitions: Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊/石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng) Characters: 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river 北 - north; northern; northward Traditional characters: 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river 北 - north; northern; northward