CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- yuan4
- English meanings
- public facility, college, courtyard, designation for certain government offices and pub, hospital, clinic, branch of government, university, institutes, compound, abbey, academy, institute, yard, educational institution, faculty
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 阝; right 完.
Meaning & sound clues
阝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “place”.
完 is identified as the sound component (wán). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 院.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
measure word (units)
wrong
formerly
measure word (general)
member; staff
surname Yuan
round
garden; park
to blame
may
aid; help
abyss; profound
source
cause; fate; edge
cause; affinity; edge
far
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 住院
- 养老院
- 出院
- 剧院
- 医院
- 四合院
- 学院
- 法院
- 电影院
- 院士
- 院子
- 院长