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.

阝+完→院
完CompletePhonetic
阝A variant of the moundSemantic

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)

More characters with 阝

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