幼儿园 (yòu'éryuán) · kindergarten
幼儿园 (yòu'éryuán) means “kindergarten”. It is written with 3 characters: 幼 (infant) + 儿 (child) + 园 (garden). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 幼儿园 is built
The characters
幼 yòu · infant
What 幼 is made of
- 幺yāo — one
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: One with little 幺 strength 力; 幺 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
儿 ér · child
What 儿 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
Questions about 幼儿园
What does 幼儿园 mean?
幼儿园 (yòu'éryuán) means “kindergarten”.
How do you pronounce 幼儿园?
幼儿园 is pronounced yòu'éryuán.
Which HSK level is 幼儿园?
幼儿园 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 幼稚yòuzhìchildish
- 儿子érzison
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
- 面条儿miàntiáornoodles
- 哪儿nǎrwhere
- 那儿nàrthere
- 男孩儿nánháirboy
- 女儿nǚ'érdaughter
- 女孩儿nǚháirgirl
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 100: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.