四合院 sì hé yuàn — courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)

Meanings

1. 1

   courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)

   courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)

   noun

Character breakdown

• 院

  yuàn (fourth tone, falling)

  a courtyard, a walled compound; an institution housed in one — a hospital, a college, a cinema

  9 strokes⿰阝完Radical 阜

Words containing 院

• 医院/醫院yīyuàn (first tone, high and level)hospital
• 学院/學院xué (second tone, rising) yuàn (fourth tone, falling)college
• 法院fǎ (third tone, dipping) yuàn (fourth tone, falling)court of law
• 院yuàn (fourth tone, falling)courtyard
• 住院zhù (fourth tone, falling) yuàn (fourth tone, falling)to be in hospital
• 院长/院長yuàn (fourth tone, falling) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)the head of an institution whose name ends in 院
• 国务院/國務院Guó (second tone, rising) Wù (fourth tone, falling) Yuàn (fourth tone, falling)State Council (PRC)
• 院子yuàn (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)courtyard
• 剧院/劇院jù (fourth tone, falling) yuàn (fourth tone, falling)theater
• 出院chū (first tone, high and level) yuàn (fourth tone, falling)to leave hospital
• 电影院/電影院diàn (fourth tone, falling) yǐng (third tone, dipping) yuàn (fourth tone, falling)cinema; movie theater
• 养老院/養老院yǎng (third tone, dipping) lǎo (third tone, dipping) yuàn (fourth tone, falling)nursing home
• 院士yuàn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)scholar