园 (yuán) is a Chinese character meaning “a garden”. It is written from 囗 (enclosure, surrounding frame) and 元 (first; origin), one enclosing the other, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
囗 + 元
Enclosing structure
Structure from: IDS ⿴囗元 of the modern simplified form; leaf strokes 3+4 cross-checked against hanzi-writer-data (囗 3, 元 4, 园 7)
Memory aid
A fence (囗) closed all the way around a piece of ground, and 元 sitting inside it. 元 is read yuán — and so is 园. Fenced ground, read yuán: a garden.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 公园gōng yuánpark园 = yuán
- 花园huā yuángarden园 = yuán
- 园丁yuán dīnggardener园 = yuán
- 幼儿园yòu ér yuánkindergarten; nursery school园 = yuán
Go deeper
All readings
garden
a garden; a piece of enclosed ground for growing plants or for public recreation
种植花草树木或供人游玩休息的一块围起来的地方。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 公园gōng yuánpark园 = yuán
- 花园huā yuángarden园 = yuán
- 园丁yuán dīnggardener园 = yuán
- 幼儿园yòu ér yuánkindergarten; nursery school园 = yuán
Sound component
元 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 园 mean?
园 (yuán) means a garden; a piece of enclosed ground for growing plants or for public recreation.
How do you pronounce 园?
It is pronounced yuán.
What parts is 园 made of?
囗 (enclosure, surrounding frame) and 元 (first; origin), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: IDS ⿴囗元 of the modern simplified form; leaf strokes 3+4 cross-checked against hanzi-writer-data (囗 3, 元 4, 园 7). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 园 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 园?
囗. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 园?
Common ones are 公园 and 花园. The reading of 园 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.