医院
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医院 (yīyuàn) · hospital
医院 (yīyuàn) means “hospital”. It is written with 2 characters: 医 (to cure) + 院 (courtyard). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 医院 is built
The characters
医 yī · to cure
What 医 is made of
- 匸xì — box
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — day
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 矢 gives the meaning, 匸 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
院 yuàn · courtyard
What 院 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 完wán — finish
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 元yuán — yuan
- 二 — two strokes
- 儿ér — child
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 完 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
爷爷在医院。Yéye zài yīyuàn.Grandpa is in the hospital.
医院远吗？Yīyuàn yuǎn ma?Is the hospital far?
Questions about 医院
What does 医院 mean?
医院 (yīyuàn) means “hospital”.
How do you pronounce 医院?
医院 is pronounced yīyuàn.
Which HSK level is 医院?
医院 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 医生yīshēngdoctor
- 西医xīyīWestern medicine
- 中医zhōngyītraditional Chinese medicine
- 医疗yīliáomedical treatment
- 医学yīxuémedicine
- 电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema
- 学院xuéyuàncollege
- 出院chūyuànto leave hospital
- 院长yuànzhǎngdirector
- 院子yuànzicourtyard
Learn 医院 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.