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  3. 院
HSK 2noun

院

yuàn

院 (yuàn) means “courtyard; institution”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Measure word: 个

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

这个院子很大。

Zhège yuànzi hěn dà.

This courtyard is very big.

Words containing 院

医院yī yuànhospital法院fǎ yuàncourt of law; court国务院guó wù yuàn(PRC) State Council; (USA) State Department学院xué yuàncollege; educational institute; school; faculty住院zhù yuànto be in hospital; to be hospitalized院长yuàn zhǎngthe 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院子yuàn zicourtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant出院chū yuànto leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater

More HSK 2 vocabulary

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白báisurname Bai百bǎisurname Bai帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint比bǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时别biésurname Bie宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly唱歌chàng gēto sing a song出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

Frequently asked questions

What does 院 mean?
院 (yuàn) means “courtyard; institution”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 院 pronounced?
院 is pronounced “yuàn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 院?
院 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 院?
Follow the stroke-order animation above; 院 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18