园 (yuán) - garden & park

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yuán ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 囗

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园 · yuán

garden;

park;

orchard;

a place for cultivation or recreation

gardenparkorchard

Usage highlights

parkgardenkindergartenorchardbotanical gardenamusement park

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • We visited the botanical garden (植物园).
  • Children play in the park (公园).
  • The orchard (果园) has many fruit trees.
  • This is a kindergarten (幼儿园).

Collocations

  • park(公园)
  • garden(花园)
  • kindergarten(幼儿园)
  • orchard(果园)
  • botanical garden(植物园)
  • amusement park(游乐园)

Idioms

  • A garden full of spring scenery(满园春色)
  • The garden is full of beautiful flowers(春色满园)
  • A garden of Eden(伊甸园)
  • A garden of perfect bliss(极乐园)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In Chinese culture, gardens represent harmony between humans and nature, often featuring in classical literature.
  • The character appears in many place names and institutional names, reflecting its association with cultivated spaces.
  • Traditional Chinese gardens emphasize natural beauty and philosophical concepts rather than geometric precision.

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