院子 yuàn zi — courtyard

Meanings

1. 1

   courtyard

   courtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant

   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
• 子

  zǐ (third tone, dipping) zi (neutral tone)

  child, son; a seed; (unstressed, zi) the noun suffix of 桌子, 儿子, 孩子

  3 strokesRadical 子

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)
• 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
• 四合院sì (fourth tone, falling) hé (second tone, rising) yuàn (fourth tone, falling)courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
• 院士yuàn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)scholar

Words containing 子

• 孩子háizi (second tone, rising)child, kid
• 子zǐ (third tone, dipping)son
• 儿子/兒子érzi (second tone, rising)son
• 房子fáng (second tone, rising) zi (neutral tone)house
• 样子/樣子yàng (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)appearance
• 日子rì (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)day
• 妻子qīzi (first tone, high and level)wife
• 桌子zhuōzi (first tone, high and level)table, desk
• 电子/電子diàn (fourth tone, falling) zǐ (third tone, dipping)electronic
• 句子jùzi (fourth tone, falling)sentence
• 女子nǚ (third tone, dipping) zǐ (third tone, dipping)woman
• 椅子yǐzi (third tone, dipping)chair
• 一辈子/一輩子yī (first tone, high and level) bèi (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)(for) a lifetime
• 男子nán (second tone, rising) zǐ (third tone, dipping)a man; a male
• 杯子bēizi (first tone, high and level)cup, glass
• 肚子dù (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)belly
• 鼻子bízi (second tone, rising)nose
• 帽子màozi (fourth tone, falling)hat, cap