院 Stroke Order — How to Write 院
院 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 阝, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
院 Radical and Character Components
院 is a phono-semantic compound: 阝 (place) carries the meaning, while 完 indicates the sound.
Radical: 阝 + 7 more strokes
院 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- yuàn
Meanings of 院 in Chinese
yuàn院
Common Words and Phrases with 院
More words with 院
- sì寺yuàn院A temple or monastery.
- chán禅yuàn院Zen monastery, Zen temple
- cháng场yuàn院threshing ground, farmyard
- jì妓yuàn院brothel
- sēng僧yuàn院A Buddhist monastery or temple.
- hàn翰lín林yuàn院The Imperial Academy
- tíng庭yuàn院courtyard, yard
- yì议yuàn院Parliament, House
- zhái宅yuàn院A house with a courtyard.
- zhù住yuàn院hospitalization, to be hospitalized
- dū都chá察yuàn院Censorate
- fēng疯rén人yuàn院Asylum, Madhouse
- jìng敬lǎo老yuàn院nursing home, old people's home
- liáo疗yǎng养yuàn院sanatorium, convalescent home
- yǐng影jù剧yuàn院a cinema and theater
- gòng贡yuàn院examination hall in feudal China
- zhuāng庄yuàn院a big house in a village
- xiū修dào道yuàn院monastery, abbey
- jiǎn检chá察yuàn院Procuratorate, Public Prosecutor's Office
- fǎ法yuàn院court, courthouse
Idioms with 院
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Open the tool →Questions about 院
What does 院 mean in Chinese?
院 (yuàn) means “Refers to certain institutions” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 院?
院 is pronounced yuàn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 院 have?
院 has 9 strokes.
How do you write 院?
院 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 阝. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 院?
The radical of 院 is 阝, and 院 is a phono-semantic compound.