苑 (yuàn) — garden, park; enclosure for raising plants or animals (bound form, used in compounds)
Definition
苑 (yuàn) is a bound (bookish/archaic) word for an enclosed garden, park, or grounds for raising plants/animals — almost never used alone. It mainly appears in formal compounds like 园林, 文苑 ("literary circle"), or 艺苑 ("art circle").
bound form
gardenparkenclosure for raising plants or animals (bound form, used in compounds)
Examples
- 苑囿。Zhè zuò yuán lín céng shì huáng jiā yuàn yòu.This garden was once an imperial hunting park.
- 苑。Tā de zuò pǐn rù xuǎn le wén yuàn.His work was selected for the literary collection.
- 苑。Yì yuàn měi nián dōu jǔ bàn xīn ruì yì shù jiā zhǎn lǎn.The art circle holds an exhibition of emerging artists every year.
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