Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(surname)

Chinese: 姓氏。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 袁 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 袁头yuán tóusilver coin from the early days of the Republic of China (1912-1949) bearing the head of Yuan Shikai 袁世凯
  • 反袁fǎn yuánopposing Yuan Shikai 袁世凯 in National Protection War 护国战争 1915–1916
  • 袁州yuán zhōusee 袁州区
  • 袁静yuán jìngYuan Jing (1911-1999), writer, dramatist and film critic
  • 袁绍yuán shàoYuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord

Example Sentence

袁老师在课堂上给我们讲了一个故事。Yuán lǎo shī zài kè táng shàng gěi wǒ men jiǎng le yí ge gù shi.Teacher Yuan told us a story in class.

Yuánlong robe老师lǎo shīteacherzàiat课堂kè tángclassroom (CL:间)shàngongěito我们wǒ menwejiǎngto speakle(completed action)一个yí gea故事gù shiold practice