园林
Old HSK 6
园林 (yuánlín) · gardens
园林 (yuánlín) means “gardens; landscaped park”. It is written with 2 characters: 园 (garden) + 林 (forest). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 园林 is built
The characters
园 yuán · garden
What 园 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 元yuán — first
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 囗 gives the meaning, 元 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
林 lín · forest
What 林 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Two trees 木 representing a forest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
苏州的园林非常有名。Sūzhōu de yuánlín fēicháng yǒumíng.Suzhou's gardens are very famous.
这座园林已经有几百年的历史了。Zhèzuò yuánlín yǐjīng yǒu jǐbǎi nián de lìshǐ le.This garden is several hundred years old.
Questions about 园林
What does 园林 mean?
园林 (yuánlín) means “gardens; landscaped park”.
How do you pronounce 园林?
园林 is pronounced yuánlín.
Which HSK level is 园林?
园林 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
- 公园gōngyuánpark
- 花园huāyuángarden
- 校园xiàoyuáncampus
- 幼儿园yòu'éryuánkindergarten
- 园yuángarden
- 森林sēnlínforest
- 树林shùlínwoods
Learn 园林 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 223: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.