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医yīmedical
匸hiding · xìSound part
矢arrow · shǐMeaning part
矢 hints at the meaning (arrow); 匸 (xì) hints at the sound. Compare it with yī.
院yuàncourtyard
阝placeMeaning part
完to complete · wánSound part
阝 hints at the meaning (place); 完 (wán) hints at the sound. Compare it with yuàn.
How to write 医院
医 7 strokes · 院 9 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 医院 (yīyuàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
医院 (yīyuàn) means “hospital”. It is an HSK 1 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.
Say it yīyuàn: yī with a 1st tone, then yuàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 医院 is written 醫院. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 所 (suǒ) or 家 (jiā). For example, one hospital is 一所医院 (yì suǒ yīyuàn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yiyuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 医院 from the suggestions. Typing yiyuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
医院 is an HSK 1 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
医yī1st tone, high and level
院yuàn4th tone, falling
