袁
long robe (old)
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,669 U+8881
How 袁 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A person 口 wearing a robe 衣
How to remember it
Yuan · Heisig RSH #404
lidded crock + scarf
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 袁 as their sound component
These characters all use 袁 (yuán) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 袁 sound component | yuán | robe; surname |
| 猿 | yuán | ape |
| 辕 | yuán | axle; magistrate's office; surname |
Words containing 袁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反袁运动 | fǎn Yuán yùn dòng | anti-Yuan movement, opposing Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] in National Protection W… |
| 袁州区 | Yuán zhōu Qū | Yuanzhou, a district of Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2 chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 反袁斗争 | fǎn Yuán dòu zhēng | war of 1915 against Yuan Shikai and for the Republic |
| 袁于令 | Yuán Yú lìng | Yuan Yuling (-1674) Qing writer, author of 西樓記|西楼记[Xi1 lou2 Ji4] |
| 袁隆平 | Yuán Lóng píng | Yuan Longping (1930–2021), Chinese agronomist known as the "father of hybrid rice" |
| 袁头 | Yuán tóu | silver coin from the early days of the Republic of China (1912-1949) bearing the head of Y… |
| 袁州 | Yuán zhōu | see 袁州區|袁州区[Yuan2 zhou1 Qu1] |
| 反袁 | fǎn Yuán | opposing Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] in National Protection War 護國戰爭|护国战争[Hu4 guo… |
| 袁世凯 | Yuán Shì kǎi | Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-procla… |
| 袁宏道 | Yuán Hóng dào | Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610), Ming dynasty poet and travel writer |
| 袁静 | Yuán Jìng | Yuan Jing (1911-1999), writer, dramatist and film critic |
| 袁咏仪 | Yuán Yǒng yí | Anita Yuen (1971-), Hong Kong actress |
| 袁绍 | Yuán Shào | Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord |
| 袁枚 | Yuán Méi | Yuan Mei (1716–1797), Qing poet, essayist and gastronome, one of the Three Great Masters o… |
| 袁桷 | Yuán Jué | Yuan Jue (1267-1327), Yuan dynasty writer and calligrapher |