Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

garden

Chinese: 园子、花园;种植或游乐的地方。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 园 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

  • 公园gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)
  • 花园huā yuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants
  • 校园xiào yuáncampus
  • 动物园dòng wù yuánzoo
  • 幼儿园yòu ér yuánkindergarten; nursery school

Example Sentence

公园里种着很多花草。Gōng yuán lǐ zhòng zhe hěn duō huā cǎo.Many flowers and plants are planted in the park.

公园Gōng yuánpark (for public recreatioinsidezhòngseedzhe(ongoing action)hěnveryduōmany花草huā cǎoflowers and plants