北苑

Běiyuàn
Beiyuan neighborhood of Beijing

CEDICT

Homographs

北苑 běiyuàn

Entry Composition

=1 北 běi
  1. north
  2. (classical) to be defeated
=1 北 bèi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 背 (bèi, “back; to betray”).
  2. Original form of 背 (bèi, “back; to betray”).
2 苑 yuàn
  1. (literary) enclosed area for growing trees, keeping animals etc; imperial garden; park
  2. (literary) center (of arts, literature etc)