院长/院長 yuàn zhǎng — the head of an institution whose name ends in 院

Meanings

1. 1

   the head of an institution whose name ends in 院

   the head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China

   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
• 长/長

  cháng (second tone, rising) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)

  (cháng) long; length; (zhǎng) to grow, to develop; elder, senior; the head of an organisation

  4 strokesRadical 長

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
• 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
• 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 长

• 长/長zhǎng (third tone, dipping)long (in space or in time)
• 长/長cháng (second tone, rising)length
• 长大/長大zhǎng (third tone, dipping) dà (fourth tone, falling)to grow up
• 成长/成長chéng (second tone, rising) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)to mature
• 校长/校長xiàozhǎng (fourth tone, falling)headteacher, principal, university president
• 家长/家長jiā (first tone, high and level) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)head of a household
• 长途/長途chángtú (second tone, rising)long-distance
• 长期/長期cháng (second tone, rising) qī (first tone, high and level)long term
• 局长/局長jú (second tone, rising) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)bureau chief
• 队长/隊長duì (fourth tone, falling) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)captain
• 市长/市長shì (fourth tone, falling) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)mayor
• 增长/增長zēng (first tone, high and level) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)to grow
• 部长/部長bù (fourth tone, falling) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)head of a (government etc) department
• 生长/生長shēng (first tone, high and level) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)to grow
• 擅长/擅長shàn (fourth tone, falling) cháng (second tone, rising)to be good at
• 会长/會長huì (fourth tone, falling) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)president of a club, committee etc
• 漫长/漫長màn (fourth tone, falling) cháng (second tone, rising)very long