湖北 Traditional form: 湖北 Pinyin (reading): Húběi Definitions: see 湖北省 ( Húběi Shěng) Characters: 湖 - lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green 北 - north; northern; northward Traditional characters: 湖 - lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green 北 - north; northern; northward