院

yuàn

courtyard, yard, court; school

How to write 院, stroke by stroke

courtyard; institution

Pictophonetic: semantic 阝 (place), phonetic 完

Made of 阝 + 完

医院yī yuànhospital
法院fǎ yuàncourt of law; court
学院xué yuàncollege; educational institute; school; faculty
剧院jù yuàntheater
院子yuàn zicourtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant
出院chū yuànto leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
院长yuàn zhǎngthe head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China
住院zhù yuànto stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
修道院xiū dào yuànmonastery; convent
后院hòu yuànrear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.)
妓院jì yuànbrothel; whorehouse
孤儿院gū ér yuànorphanage; child asylum

我的房子有一个小院子。
wǒ de fáng zi yǒu yí gè xiǎo yuàn zi 。
My house has a small yard.
我们所有的人都去剧院看戏。
wǒ men suǒ yǒu de rén dōu qù jù yuàn kàn xì 。
All of us went to the theater to see a play.
被告会向上级法院上诉。
bèi gào huì xiàng shàng jí fǎ yuàn shàng sù 。
The defendant will appeal to a higher court.
附近有一家医院。
fù jìn yǒu yì jiā yī yuàn 。
There is a hospital nearby.
再过两周你就可以出院了。
zài guò liǎng zhōu nǐ jiù kě yǐ chū yuàn le 。
In another two weeks you will be able to get out of the hospital.