院
courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4]
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #347 U+9662
How 院 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
阝 (semantic, “place”) + 完 (phonetic, wán)
How to remember it
Inst. · Heisig RSH #1065
pinnacle + 完 finish
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 完
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 完 (wán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 完 sound component | wán | to complete, to finish, to settle; whole |
| 烷 | wán | alkane |
| 浣 | huàn | to wash, to rinse |
| 莞 | wǎn | to smile; club-rush, Scirpus lacustris |
| 皖 | wǎn | Anhui province |
| 鲩 | huàn | carp |
| 筦 | guǎn | key; pipe; to be in charge |
| 脘 | wǎn | abdominal cavity |
Words containing 院
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地区法院 | dì qū fǎ yuàn | regional court |
| 中国科学院 | Zhōng guó Kē xué yuàn | Chinese Academy of Science |
| 上海音乐学院 | Shàng hǎi Yīn yuè Xué yuàn | Shanghai Conservatory of Music |
| 海事法院 | hǎi shì fǎ yuàn | maritime court |
| 加州理工学院 | Jiā zhōu Lǐ gōng Xué yuàn | California Institute of Technology (Caltech); abbr. for 加利福尼亞理工學院|加利福尼亚理工学院 |
| 人民法院 | rén mín fǎ yuàn | people's court (of law); people's tribunal |
| 地方法院 | dì fāng fǎ yuàn | county court; district court |
| 明德学院 | Míng dé Xué yuàn | Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont |
| 法学院 | fǎ xué yuàn | law school |
| 加利福尼亚理工学院 | Jiā lì fú ní yà Lǐ gōng Xué yuàn | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) |
| 管理学院 | guǎn lǐ xué yuàn | school of management |
| 工学院 | gōng xué yuàn | school of engineering; college of engineering |
| 外交学院 | Wài jiāo Xué yuàn | China Foreign Affairs University, located in Beijing |
| 老人院 | lǎo rén yuàn | nursing home; old people's home |
| 中国社会科学院 | Zhōng guó Shè huì Kē xué yuàn | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) |
| 神学院 | shén xué yuàn | seminary |
| 学会院士 | xué huì yuàn shì | academician; fellow of academy |
| 理发院 | lǐ fà yuàn | barbershop; hairdresser's |
| 三合院 | sān hé yuàn | residence consisting of structures surrounding a courtyard on three sides |
| 中国工程院 | Zhōng guó Gōng chéng yuàn | Chinese Academy of Engineering |