Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/院-yuàn-courtyard;-institute;-branch-of-government

院 yuàn courtyard; institute; branch of government - Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 阜 fù “mound,” which is written 阝 when occurring at the left-hand side of a character. This radical is referred to colloquially as 左耳旁 zuŏ’ĕrpáng “side made up of a left ear.” Phonetic is 完 wán “complete”. Distinguish 院 from 除 chú.

Examples

• 院子 yuànzi courtyard, yard [N]
• 医院 (醫院) yīyuàn hospital [PW]
• 住院 zhùyuàn be in a hospital, be hospitalized [VO]
• 电影院 (電影院) diànyĭngyuàn movie theater [PW]
• 研究院 yánjiūyuàn research institute; graduate school [PW]
• 医学院 (醫學院) yīxuéyuàn medical school [PW]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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