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院
yuàn
1. courtyard
2. institution
3. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

院
yuàn
court, yard, courtyard; school
HSK 1 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

高院
gāoyuàn
high court
大院
dàyuàn
courtyard (surrounded by many buildings)
跨院
kuàyuàn
lateral court (in a Chinese house)
院长
yuànzhǎng
chair of board
学院
xuéyuàn
college
院校
yuànxiào
college
病院
bìngyuàn
a specialized hospital
议院
yìyuàn
parliament
院子
yuànzi
courtyard
院试
yuànshì
examination hall used for provincial imperial examinations in imperial China
宅院
zháiyuàn
house
单院
dānyuàn
single house (assembly)
寺院
sìyuàn
cloister
院牧
yuànmù
abbot (Christian)
书院
shūyuàn
academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty)
独院
dúyuàn
one family courtyard
禅院
chányuàn
Buddhist hall
戏院
xìyuàn
theater
道院
dàoyuàn
Daoyuan (Sanctuary of the Dao)
院士
yuànshì
scholar

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
337
Word Frequency Rank
594 of 84,292

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