院(yuàn)

HSK 19 strokes

courtyard

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Character information

Pinyin
yuàn
Meaning
courtyard; institution; CL:个
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 院 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰阝完

In this compound, the meaning comes from 阝 (place); 完 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

阝fǔ完wán

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 院 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 院

Common words using 院 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhù住yuàn院
HSK 2

to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized

Open 住院 page →
chū出yuàn院
HSK 2

to leave hospital

Open 出院 page →
jù剧yuàn院
HSK 7-9

theater

Open 剧院 page →
sì四hé合yuàn院
HSK 7-9

courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)

Open 四合院 page →
xià下yuàn院

lower house (of parliament)

Open 下院 page →
wǔ五yuàn院

the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of Ch…

Open 五院 page →
shàng上yì议yuàn院

Upper Chamber

Open 上议院 page →
xià下yì议yuàn院

lower chamber (of legislative body)

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一七三上下不东两

From 院’s common words

住出剧四合下五上

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