entries → 河北
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
河北 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
河北 ＝ 河 ＋ 北
ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄟˇ · Héběi
proper noun — Hebei, a province of northern China surrounding Beijing

字源 FORM — what the parts do

河river (河水)hé氵 water; 可 kě gives the sound
北north (北方)běi
河北，河水的河，北方的北。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

在黃河（河）的北（北）邊，所以叫河北。
North (北) of the Yellow River (河) — that is where the name comes from.
自撰
關 · Related
河南HénánHenan — the province south of the same river北方běifāngthe north — the same 北