园
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land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
park · Heisig RSH #553
pent in + 元 beginning
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 园
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国家火山公园 | Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii | |
| 中山公园 | Zhongshan Park, the name of numerous parks in China, honoring Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zho… | |
| 国家公园 | national park | |
| 维多利亚公园 | Victoria Park, Hong Kong | |
| 下花园区 | Xiahuayuan, a district of Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei | |
| 海德公园 | Hyde Park | |
| 空中花园 | hanging gardens (Babylon etc); rooftop garden | |
| 水上乐园 | water park | |
| 北海公园 | Beihai Park, in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City | |
| 工业园区 | industrial park | |
| 客西马尼园 | Garden of Gethsemane | |
| 香山公园 | Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing | |
| 精神家园 | spiritual home | |
| 动物园 | zoo | |
| 下花园 | see 下花園區|下花园区[Xia4 hua1 yuan2 Qu1] | |
| 后花园 | backyard garden | |
| 中国游艺机游乐园协会 | China Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (CAAPA) | |
| 日比谷公园 | Hibiya Park in central Tokyo | |
| 夹山国家森林公园 | Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門|石门[Shi2 men2], Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan | |
| 园游会 | (Tw) garden party; fete (held in a garden or park); carnival; fair |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 元 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 元 sound part | first; dollar; origin; head | |
| 远 | distant, remote, far; profound | |
| 玩 | to play with, to joke, to entertain | |
| 完 | to complete, to finish, to settle; whole | |
| 顽 | stubborn, recalcitrant, obstinate | |
| 沅 | a river in western Hunan | |
| 阮 | ancient musical instrument; surname | |
| 芫 | a poisonous plant; Daphne genkwa | |
| 朊 | protein | |
| 蚖 | salamander, newt | |
| 鼋 | large turtle, sea turtle |