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park

HSK 10 N2
yuán
エン
その
Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 袁 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (園)
erect+ Yuan =
park
Meaning component
wéi erect
erect, proud
Phonetic component
yuán Yuan
robe
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Simplified (园)
erect+ beginning =
garden
Meaning component
wéi erect
erect, proud
Phonetic component
yuán beginning
first
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [Yuán]
surname Yuan
/ [yuán]
land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
Japanese
(rare) その 同音

noun

  1. garden; orchard; park
  2. place; world; environment
えん 同音
  1. n-suf garden; orchard; park; plantation
  2. noun abbrev. kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
えん
En female given namesurname
その
Sono female given namesurname
そのえ
Sonoe female given name
そのみ
Sonomi female given name