院子
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
院子 (yuànzi) · courtyard
院子 (yuànzi) means “courtyard; yard”. It is written with 2 characters: 院 (courtyard) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 院子 is built
The characters
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)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
孩子们在院子里玩。Háizimen zài yuànzi li wán.The children are playing in the yard.
你家有院子吗？Nǐ jiā yǒu yuànzi ma?Does your home have a yard?
Questions about 院子
What does 院子 mean?
院子 (yuànzi) means “courtyard; yard”.
How do you pronounce 院子?
院子 is pronounced yuànzi.
Which HSK level is 院子?
院子 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema
- 学院xuéyuàncollege
- 医院yīyuànhospital
- 出院chūyuànto leave hospital
- 院长yuànzhǎngdirector
- 住院zhùyuànto be in hospital
- 法院fǎyuàncourt (of law)
- 国务院GuówùyuànState Council (of China)
- 剧院jùyuàntheater
- 院yuàncourtyard
Learn 院子 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.