園

See also: 园

園 U+5712, 園 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5712 ← 圑 [U+5711] CJK Unified Ideographs 圓 → [U+5713]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

園 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 田土口女 (WGRV), four-corner 6023₂, composition ⿴囗袁)

Derived characters

• 薗, 𡈤, 𡑰, 𬕶, 𬬎

Descendants

• 园 (in simplified Chinese)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 220, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4818
• Dae Jaweon: page 451, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 723, character 4
• Unihan data for U+5712

Chinese

trad.		園
simp.		园*
alternative forms		薗 𡈤

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 園
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (袁) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
薳	*ɢʷalʔ
袁	*ɢʷan
園	*ɢʷan
轅	*ɢʷan
猿	*ɢʷan
榬	*ɢʷan
溒	*ɢʷan
遠	*ɢʷanʔ, *ɢʷans

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢʷan) : semantic 囗 (“fence”) + phonetic 袁 (OC *ɢʷan).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yuán (yuan²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yuan²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йүан (yüan, I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyun⁴ / jyun^4-2

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yon³

• Gan (Wiktionary): yon⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): yèn / yàn

  (Meixian, Guangdong): yan²

• Jin (Wiktionary): ye¹
• Northern Min (KCR): hṳ̂ing
• Eastern Min (BUC): huòng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hn̂g / hûiⁿ / oân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hng⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yoe
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): yenn²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuán
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²
    • Yale: ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuan
    • Palladius: юань (juanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánr
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánr
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-ʼrh
    • Yale: ywánr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yual
    • Palladius: юаньр (juanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɑɻ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: yuan²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: uan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yan²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йүан (yüan, I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yæ̃²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ / jyun^4-2
    • Yale: yùhn / yún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ / jyn^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ / yun^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹/, /jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yon³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jᵘɔn²²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: yon⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yɵn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /ian¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: ye¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ye¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hṳ̂ing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xyiŋ³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: huòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huoŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Changtai, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Taichung, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Klang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: hn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hngg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hŋ̍²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Changtai, Taipei, Tainan, Lukang, Yilan, Kinmen, Klang): /hŋ̍²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Zhangpu, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hûiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: huînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hvuii
    • IPA (Yilan): /huĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangpu): /huĩ²¹³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huĩ¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Nan'an, Hui'an, Zhangpu, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oân
    • Tâi-lô: uân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oaan
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /uan²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /uan¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Nan'an, Hui'an, Taipei): /uan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangpu): /uan²¹³/

Note:

• hn̂g/hûiⁿ - vernacular;
• oân - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: hng⁵
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hn̂g
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶yoe
    • MiniDict: yoe^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhyoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyø²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: yenn²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y̯ẽ¹³/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 園
Mandarin	Beijing	/yan³⁵/
	Harbin	/yan²⁴/
	Tianjin	/yan⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/yã⁴²/
	Qingdao	/yã⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/yan⁴²/
	Xi'an	/yã²⁴/
	Xining	/yã²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/yan⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/yɛ̃n⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/yan⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/yɛn²¹³/
	Chengdu	/yan³¹/
	Guiyang	/ian²¹/
	Kunming	/iɛ̃³¹/
	Nanjing	/yen²⁴/
	Hefei	/yĩ⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/ye¹¹/
	Pingyao	/ye̞¹³/
	Hohhot	/ye³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/ɦyø²³/
	Suzhou	/ɦiø¹³/
	Hangzhou	/ɦyõ²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/jy³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/ue⁴⁴/
	Tunxi	/yɛ⁴⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/yẽ¹³/
	Xiangtan	/yẽ¹²/
Gan	Nanchang	/yɵn⁴⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/ian¹¹/
	Taoyuan	/ʒen¹¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/jyn²¹/
	Nanning	/yn²¹/
	Hong Kong	/jyn²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/uan³⁵/ /hŋ̍³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/huoŋ⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/xyiŋ³³/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/hŋ̍⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/zuaŋ³¹/ /hui³¹/

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• Middle Chinese: hjwon

Rime
Character	園
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	雨元切
Baxter	hjwon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦʉɐn/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷiɐn/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuɐn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuan/
Li Rong	/ɣiuɐn/
Wang Li	/ɣĭwɐn/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯wɐn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.ɢʷa[n]/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷan/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	園
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yuán
Middle Chinese	‹ hjwon ›
Old Chinese	/*C.ɢʷa[n]/
English	garden
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	園
Reading #	1/1
No.	16221
Phonetic component	袁
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	袁
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷan/

Definitions

園

1. garden; orchard

   蘋果園／苹果园  ―  píngguǒ yuán  ―  apple orchard

   頤和園／颐和园  ―  yíhéyuán  ―  Summer Palace

2. park; public recreational place
3. (Min) dry land
4. a surname

Compounds

• 七號公園／七号公园
• 丘園／丘园
• 伊甸園／伊甸园 (Yīdiànyuán)
• 兔園／兔园
• 兔園冊／兔园册
• 兒童樂園／儿童乐园 (értóng lèyuán)
• 公園／公园 (gōngyuán)
• 冰河公園／冰河公园
• 動物園／动物园 (dòngwùyuán)
• 北海公園／北海公园
• 名園／名园 (míngyuán)
• 國家公園／国家公园 (guójiā gōngyuán)
• 園丁／园丁 (yuándīng)
• 園令／园令
• 園區／园区 (yuánqū)
• 園吏／园吏
• 園囿／园囿 (yuányòu)
• 園圃／园圃 (yuánpǔ)
• 園地／园地 (yuándì)
• 園妾／园妾
• 園子／园子 (yuánzi)
• 園官／园官
• 園寢／园寝
• 圓明園／圆明园 (Yuánmíngyuán)
• 園有桃／园有桃
• 園林／园林 (yuánlín)
• 園田／园田 (yuántián)
• 園藝／园艺 (yuányì)
• 園藝作物／园艺作物
• 園藝學／园艺学
• 園遊會／园游会 (yuányóuhuì)
• 園陵／园陵
• 坑園／坑园 (Kēngyuán)
• 墓園／墓园 (mùyuán)
• 墳園／坟园
• 大園／大园 (Dàyuán)
• 大觀園／大观园
• 孤獨園／孤独园
• 家園／家园 (jiāyuán)
• 家庭園藝／家庭园艺
• 屋頂花園／屋顶花园
• 工業園區／工业园区 (gōngyè yuánqū)
• 市民農園／市民农园
• 幼稚園／幼稚园 (yòuzhìyuán)
• 幼稚園病／幼稚园病
• 庭園／庭园 (tíngyuán)
• 庭園植物／庭园植物
• 康居園／康居园 (Kāngjūyuán)
• 後園／后园 (hòuyuán)
• 御花園／御花园 (yùhuāyuán)
• 息影園林／息影园林
• 戲園子／戏园子 (xìyuánzi)
• 故園／故园 (gùyuán)
• 故園心眼／故园心眼
• 文園／文园
• 新園／新园 (Xīnyuán)
• 春色滿園／春色满园
• 曲園／曲园
• 月園／月园 (Yuèyuán)
• 林園／林园 (línyuán)
• 果園／果园 (guǒyuán)
• 林園大道／林园大道
• 林家花園／林家花园
• 松柏園／松柏园
• 校園／校园 (xiàoyuán)
• 桃園／桃园 (táoyuán)
• 校園倫理／校园伦理
• 校園民歌／校园民歌
• 桃園盟／桃园盟
• 桃園結義／桃园结义 (táoyuán-jiéyì)
• 校園網路／校园网路
• 梨園／梨园 (líyuán)
• 梁園
• 梨園子弟／梨园子弟 (Líyuán zǐdì)
• 梁園宴雪
• 梨園弟子／梨园弟子
• 梨園戲／梨园戏 (líyuánxì)
• 梨園行／梨园行
• 椒園／椒园 (Jiāoyuán)
• 植物園／植物园 (zhíwùyuán)
• 楊園／杨园 (Yángyuán)
• 樂園／乐园 (lèyuán)
• 海德公園／海德公园 (Hǎidé Gōngyuán)
• 清華園／清华园 (Qīnghuáyuán)
• 游園驚夢／游园惊梦
• 漏澤園／漏泽园
• 灌園食力／灌园食力
• 灞陵園／灞陵园
• 田園／田园 (tiányuán)
• 田園文學／田园文学
• 田園詩／田园诗
• 田園詩人／田园诗人
• 目不窺園／目不窥园
• 科學園區／科学园区 (kēxué yuánqū)
• 空中花園／空中花园 (Kōngzhōng Huāyuán)
• 竹園／竹园 (zhúyuán)
• 竹素園／竹素园
• 羊踏菜園／羊踏菜园
• 花園／花园 (huāyuán)
• 芬園／芬园 (Fēnyuán)
• 花果園／花果园 (Huāguǒyuán)
• 茶園／茶园 (cháyuán)
• 莊園／庄园 (zhuāngyuán)
• 莊園制度／庄园制度
• 菜園／菜园 (càiyuán)
• 菴羅樹園／庵罗树园
• 蔗園／蔗园 (zhèyuán)
• 蘭園／兰园
• 觀光果園／观光果园
• 造園／造园
• 逛花園／逛花园
• 遊園會／游园会 (yóuyuánhuì)
• 醬園／酱园 (jiàngyuán)
• 金谷園／金谷园
• 陵園／陵园 (língyuán)
• 隨園／随园
• 隨園詩話／随园诗话
• 靜宜園／静宜园
• 靜明園／静明园
• 頤和園／颐和园 (Yíhéyuán)
• 鳥園／鸟园
• 麗園／丽园 (Lìyuán)
• 麗春園／丽春园

 

Japanese

Kanji

園

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

1. field, plantation
2. garden, park
3. preschool (nursery, kindergarten)

Readings

• Go-on: おん (on)^{←をん (won, historical)}
• Kan-on: えん (en, Jōyō)^{←ゑん (wen, historical)}
• Kun: その (sono, 園, Jōyō)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
園
えん Grade: 2
on'yomi

/wen/ → /eɴ/

From Middle Chinese 園 (MC hjwon).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えん [éꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

園(えん) • (en) ^{←ゑん (wen)?}

1. preschool
   1. Short for 幼稚園 (yōchien) kindergarten
   2. Short for 保育園 (hoikuen) nursery school

Affix

園(えん) • (en) ^{←ゑん (wen)?}

1. garden, park

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 公園(こうえん) (kōen)
• 茶園(ちゃえん) (chaen)
• 名園(めいえん) (meien)
• 茗園(めいえん) (meien)
• 祇園(ぎおん) (Gion)
• 偕楽(かいらく)園(えん) (Kairakuen)
• 動物(どうぶつ)園(えん) (dōbutsuen)
• 薔薇(ばら)園(えん) (baraen)
• 葡萄(ぶどう)園(えん) (budōen)

Proper noun

園(えん) • (En) ^{←ゑん (wen)?}

1. a female given name
2. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
園
その Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
苑

⟨so₂no₂⟩ → */sənə/ → /sono/

From Old Japanese.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) その [sóꜜnò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [so̞no̞]

Noun

園(その) • (sono) 

1. an orchard, plantation
2. a garden, park (especially one with trees)

   Synonyms: 園生 (sonou), 庭園 (teien), 庭 (niwa)

3. a place, location

   Synonym: 場所 (basho)

Derived terms

• 園(その)生(う) (sonou)
• 花園(はなぞの) (hanazono)

Proper noun

園(その) • (Sono) 

1. a female given name
2. a surname

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 園 (MC hjwon). Recorded as Middle Korean 원 (wen) (Yale: wen) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja

Wikisource

園 (eumhun 동산 원 (dongsan won))

1. hanja form^? of 원 (“garden; orchard”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 공원 (公園, gong'won)
• 낙원 (樂園, nagwon)
• 원예 (園藝, wonye)
• 정원 (庭園, jeong'won)
• 능원 (陵園, neung'won)
• 전원 (田園, jeonwon)
• 유원지 (遊園地, yuwonji)
• 동물원 (動物園, dongmurwon)
• 유치원 (幼稚園, yuchiwon)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

Vietnamese

Han character

園: Hán Nôm readings: viên, vườn

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