院
yuàn
courtyard
institution; CL:個|个[ge4]
enclosure (阝) + phonetic (完) = walled courtyard or institution
The mound radical 阝 signals an enclosed or walled place, giving 院 its sense of a bounded courtyard or compound. 完 mainly contributes the sound yuàn; the enclosure radical carries the meaning.
这个院子里种了很多花。
zhè ge yuàn zi lǐ zhòng le hěn duō huā。
Many flowers are planted in this courtyard.
他在一所研究院工作了很多年。
tā zài yī suǒ yán jiū yuàn gōng zuò le hěn duō nián。
He has worked at a research institution for many years.
Words with 院
中央研究院
zhōng yāng yán jiū yuàn
Academia Sinica, research institution headquartered in Taipei
音乐学院
yīn yuè xué yuàn
music academy
庭院
tíng yuàn
courtyard
禅院
chán yuàn
Buddhist hall
后院
hòu yuàn
rear court
院长
yuàn zhǎng
the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China
两院制
liǎng yuàn zhì
bicameralism
法学院
fǎ xué yuàn
law school
国际关系学院
guó jì guān xì xué yuàn
University of International Relations, Beijing, established in 1949
高等法院
gāo děng fǎ yuàn
High Court
中央戏剧学院
zhōng yāng xì jù xué yuàn
Central Academy of Drama
下议院
xià yì yuàn
lower chamber (of legislative body)