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Meaning of 院

Pinyin yuàn

Radical

阝

Strokes

Definition

courtyard / institution

Usage

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院 [yuàn] [名] 【本义】: 庭院，院子。房屋围墙以内的空地 [Original Meaning]: Courtyard, yard. An empty space within the walls of a house. 1. 围墙里房屋四周的空地: ～子。～墙。庭～。 1. An empty space surrounding a house within the walls: courtyard, wall, patio. 2. 某些机关、学校和公共场所名称: 法～。医～。戏～。 2. The names of certain institutions, schools, and public places: court, medical institute, theater. 【造字法】: 形声。从阜(fù)，完声。“阜”是土山，与土、建筑有关。 [Character Formation]: Phonetic and semantic compound. The character is formed with "阜" (hill) indicating earth and construction. 1. 同本义 ([En.] courtyard) 1. Same original meaning ([En.] courtyard). 2. 四周有墙垣围绕、自成部分的房屋 ([En.] compound; courtyard) 2. A house surrounded by walls, forming a separate part ([En.] compound; courtyard). 3. 房屋周围的垣墙 ([En.] wall enclosed the house)。 3. Walls surrounding the house ([En.] wall enclosing the house). 4. 林园 ([En.] garden) 4. Garden ([En.] garden). 5. 娼楼妓馆 ([En.] brothel)。 5. Brothel ([En.] brothel). 6. 仆人 ([En.] servant)。 6. Servant ([En.] servant). 7. 官署 ([En.] government office) 7. Government office ([En.] government office). 【引】 1. 《广雅》：院，垣也。 1. "Guangya": Courtyard is a wall. 2. 《玉篇》：院，周垣也。 2. "Yupian": Courtyard is surrounded by walls. 3. 《增韵》：有垣墙者曰院。 3. "Zengyun": Those with walls are called courtyards. 4. 汉·司马光《西江月》：深院月明人静。 4. Han Dynasty Sima Guang's "Xijiang Yue": In the deep courtyard, moonlight shines, and the people are quiet. 【例】又如: 前院; 后院; 深宫大院 For example: front courtyard, back courtyard, deep palace courtyard. 【例】如: 场院 For example: a yard for a specific function. 【引】柳贯《送郭子昭经历赴淮东诗》：试茗蜀井冈，看花竹西院。 Liu Guan's "Send Guo Zizhao to Huai Dong Poem": Try the tea at Shu's well, looking at the flowers in the bamboo garden. 【引】如: 院门(院子。妓院) For example: courtyard gate (courtyard, brothel). 【引】如: 院子(宋、明、清初戏曲小说中称仆人为院子); 院公(对他人奴仆的尊称。常见于元、明戏曲小说中) For example: yard (servants referred to as "院子" in Song, Ming, Qing opera novels); "院公" (an honorific for others’ servants, commonly seen in Yuan and Ming opera novels). 【例】又如: 殿院; 枢密院; 行政院; 院上行知(保举已得朝廷批准，由巡抚衙门通知本人的文书); 院君(有封号的妇人; 亦尊称官吏，财主之妻); 院长(宋朝指军吏节级。后来也称衙门中的公人); 院子家(给皇帝传递饮食的人) For example: hall courtyard, Privy Council, Executive Yuan, documents notifying individuals approved by the court, respected titles for women or official’s and wealthy man’s wives, "院长" as a title for military officers and later for officials in the offices, as well as those serving the Emperor by delivering food.

参议院 cān yì yuàn

senate / upper chamber (of legislative assembly)

院墙 yuàn qiáng

courtyard wall

院士 yuàn shì

scholar / academician / fellow (of an academy)

检察院 jiǎn chá yuàn

prosecutor's office / procuratorate

寺院 sì yuàn

cloister / temple / monastery / CL:座[zuo4]

妓院 jì yuàn

brothel / whorehouse

院子 yuàn zi

courtyard / garden / yard / patio / CL:個|个[ge4] / (old) servant

故宫博物院 Gù gōng Bó wù yuàn

Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing / National Palace Museum, Taipei

医学院 yī xué yuàn

medical school

学院 xué yuàn

college / educational institute / school / faculty / CL:所[suo3]

宅院 zhái yuàn

house / house with a courtyard

深宅大院 shēn zhái dà yuàn

a compound of connecting courtyards, each surrounded by dwelling quarters / a mansion with many courtyards and very high walls / a mansion with spacious halls and extensive gardens / imposing dwellings and spacious courtyards / (living tucked away) inside the big mansion

枢密院 shū mì yuàn

privy council

都察院 dū chá yuàn

Court of Censors / department of supervision / censorate

师范学院 shī fàn xué yuàn

teacher's college / normal school

庭院 tíng yuàn

courtyard

电影院 diàn yǐng yuàn

cinema / movie theater / CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]

剧院 jù yuàn

theater / CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]

武汉职业技术学院 wǔ hàn zhí yè jì shù xué yuàn

Wuhan Institute of Technology

医院 yī yuàn

hospital / CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]

院校 yuàn xiào

college / academy / educational institution

高等院校 gāo děng yuàn xiào

institutions of higher learning / colleges and universities

棋院 qí yuàn

chess institute

僧院 sēng yuàn

abbey / Buddhist monastery / vihara

歌剧院 gē jù yuàn

opera house

法院 fǎ yuàn

court of law / court

住院 zhù yuàn

to be in hospital / to be hospitalized

国务院令 guó wù yuàn lìng

Decree of the State Council

众议院 Zhòng yì yuàn

lower house of bicameral assembly / House of Representatives (USA) / Chamber of Deputies

疗养院 liáo yǎng yuàn

sanatorium

疯人院 fēng rén yuàn

madhouse / bedlam / bughouse / lunatic asylum / loony bin

监察院 Jiān chá yuàn

Control Yuan, a watchdog under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

研究院 yán jiū yuàn

research institute / academy

研究生院 yán jiū shēng yuàn

graduate school

禅院 chán yuàn

Buddhist hall

科学院 kē xué yuàn

academy of sciences / CL:個|个[ge4]

工程学院 gōng chéng xué yuàn

School of Engineering / College of Engineering / Faculty of Engineering

国务院纠风办 guó wù yuàn jiū fēng bàn

State Council Office of Rectification

两院制 liǎng yuàn zhì

bicameralism / bicameral legislative system

院落 yuàn luò

court / courtyard

该院 gāi yuàn

The hospital

贡院 gòng yuàn

examination compound / examination hall in fendal China

学院路 xué yuàn lù

Xueyuan Road

院长 yuàn zhǎng

the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] / chair of a board / president of a university / department head / dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL:個|个[ge4]

两院 liǎng yuàn

two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate

一院制 yī yuàn zhì

unicameralism

院内 yuàn nèi

In the courtyard

巴黎圣母院 Bā lí Shèng mǔ yuàn

Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris, France)