园

yuán

land used for growing plants

surname Yuan; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc

enclosure (囗) + sound yuán (元) = enclosed garden or park

囗 depicts an enclosure — a walled boundary — which is the defining feature of a garden or park. 元 primarily gives the sound yuán here; the meaning comes from the enclosing wall.

囗+元→园
元FirstPhonetic
囗An enclosureSemantic

孩子们在园里跑来跑去,玩得很开心。

hái zi men zài yuán lǐ pǎo lái pǎo qù, wán de hěn kāi xīn。

The children ran back and forth in the garden, having a great time.

这座植物园里有很多我从没见过的花草。

zhè zuò zhí wù yuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō wǒ cóng méi jiàn guò de huā cǎo。

This botanical garden has many flowers and plants I have never seen before.

Words with 园

园艺

yuán yì

gardening

种植园

zhòng zhí yuán

plantation

儿童乐园

ér tóng lè yuán

children's play area

伊甸园

yī diàn yuán

Garden of Eden

入园

rù yuán

to enter a park or other place for public recreation (typically, one whose name ends in 園|园: a zoo 動物園|动物园[dong4 wu4 yuan2], amusement park 遊樂園|游乐园[you2 le4 yuan2] etc)

颐和园

yí hé yuán

Summer Palace in Beijing

游园

yóu yuán

to visit a park or garden

游园会

yóu yuán huì

garden party; fete (held in a garden or park); carnival; fair

游乐园

yóu lè yuán

amusement park

野生动植物园

yě shēng dòng zhí wù yuán

wildlife park

陵园

líng yuán

cemetery

香山公园

xiāng shān gōng yuán

Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing

More characters with 囗

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