園 meaning and stroke order
Garden, park; orchard
How to write 園, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 園
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- land used for growing plants
- site used for public recreation
- abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
How 園 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Enclosure.
囗 gives the meaning and 袁 hints at the sound.
Radical: 囗 (enclosure), shared by 39 characters on this site.
How to remember 園
The outer frame 囗 is an enclosure, like a wall around a plot of land. Inside sits 袁 (yuán), which gives the sound, so picture a walled garden that sounds like yuán.
園 is the traditional form; mainland China writes 园. It rarely stands alone and usually appears at the end of place words like 公园 (gōngyuán, park), 动物园 (dòngwùyuán, zoo), and 校园 (xiàoyuán, campus). Example: 我们周末去公园散步。(Wǒmen zhōumò qù gōngyuán sànbù.) We take a walk in the park on weekends.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 园 (yuán, garden) with 圆 (yuán, round) and 元 (yuán, unit of money), since all three share the same sound and tone. Write 公园 for park, not 公圆.
Common words with 園
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 公園 | gōngyuán | park (for public recreation) | HSK 2 |
| 花園 | huāyuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plant | HSK 2 |
| 動物園 | dòngwùyuán | zoo | HSK 2 |
| 校園 | xiàoyuán | campus | HSK 2 |
| 幼兒園 | yòu'éryuán | kindergarten; nursery school | HSK 4 |
| 園林 | yuánlín | gardens; park; landscape garden | HSK 5 |
| 家園 | jiāyuán | home; homeland | HSK 6 |
| 園地 | yuándì | garden area | HSK 6 |
| 莊園 | zhuāngyuán | manor; feudal land | HSK 7-9 |
| 樂園 | lèyuán | paradise | HSK 7-9 |
| 果園 | guǒyuán | orchard | HSK 7-9 |
| 學園 | xuéyuán | academy; campus | |
| 園丁 | yuándīng | gardener | |
| 遊樂園 | yóulèyuán | amusement park |
Questions about 園
How many strokes are in 園?
園 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 園 mean?
園 (yuán) means garden, park; orchard. A common word with it is 公园 (gōngyuán), meaning "park (for public recreation)".
How do you pronounce 園?
園 is pronounced yuán, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 園?
The radical of 園 is 囗, which carries the idea of "enclosure". Dictionaries list 園 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 園?
園 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 园, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 园 and 院 (yuàn)?
园 (yuán) is land with plants or a recreation area, like a park or orchard. 院 (yuàn) is a courtyard or an institution, as in 医院 (yīyuàn, hospital). They also differ in tone: second tone versus fourth tone.
Why does 幼儿园 (kindergarten) use the character for garden?
The word follows the idea of a garden where young children grow, similar to the German word kindergarten. In Chinese, 园 is commonly used as a suffix for enclosed places with a special purpose, so 幼儿园 literally means a garden for young children.