院 yuàn courtyard; institution
Made up of [阝 fù 'left ear'; 'right of mound' radical 170, 宀 mián roof radical 40, 元 yuán primary; first; dollar ]Made with 9 strokes.
Includes 'mound' and 'roof' gives idea of a building or courtyard, 'yuan' gives the pronunciation
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Also uses 阝 fù component: 啊 á (what?) 防 fáng (to protect) ; 际 jì (border) ; 陵 líng (mound) ; 隋 suí (Sui) ; 险 xiǎn (danger) ; 阳 yáng (yang) ; 阴 yīn (yin) ; 阻 zǔ (to hinder)
Also uses 宀 mián component: 安 ān (peace) 宝 bǎo (jewel) ; 定 dìng (to set) ; 富 fù (rich) ; 宫 gōng (palace) ; 官 guān (official) ; 寒 hán (cold) ; 家 jiā (house) ; 客 kè (customer) ; 宁 nìng (better) ; 容 róng (to hold) ; 室 shì (room) ; 实 shí (real) ; 宋 song (Song) ; 它 tā (it) ; 穴 xué (cave) ; 宜 yí (proper) ; 灾 zāi (disaster) ; 字 zì (letter)
Also uses 元 yuán component: 玩 wán (toy) 远 yuǎn (far) ; 园 yuán (park)
Sounds same
愿 yuàn (to hope)Different tone
元 yuán (primary) ; 原 yuán (former) ; 园 yuán (park) ; 员 yuán (person) ; 远 yuǎn (far)Pronunciation
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