袁
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long robe (old)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 衣 +4
- Structure
- Overlaid 叠加
- Traditional
- 袁
- Common rank
- #2,668
- Unicode
- U+8881
Formation & memory
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Words with 袁
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反袁运动 | anti-Yuan movement, opposing Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] in National Protection W… | |
| 袁州区 | Yuanzhou, a district of Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2 chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi | |
| 反袁斗争 | war of 1915 against Yuan Shikai and for the Republic | |
| 袁于令 | Yuan Yuling (-1674) Qing writer, author of 西樓記|西楼记[Xi1 lou2 Ji4] | |
| 袁隆平 | Yuan Longping (1930–2021), Chinese agronomist known as the "father of hybrid rice" | |
| 袁头 | silver coin from the early days of the Republic of China (1912-1949) bearing the head of Y… | |
| 袁州 | see 袁州區|袁州区[Yuan2 zhou1 Qu1] | |
| 反袁 | opposing Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] in National Protection War 護國戰爭|护国战争[Hu4 guo… | |
| 袁世凯 | Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-procla… | |
| 袁宏道 | Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610), Ming dynasty poet and travel writer | |
| 袁静 | Yuan Jing (1911-1999), writer, dramatist and film critic | |
| 袁咏仪 | Anita Yuen (1971-), Hong Kong actress | |
| 袁绍 | Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord | |
| 袁枚 | Yuan Mei (1716–1797), Qing poet, essayist and gastronome, one of the Three Great Masters o… | |
| 袁桷 | Yuan Jue (1267-1327), Yuan dynasty writer and calligrapher |
Sound family
These characters use 袁 as their sound component — compare how they read.