yuán

land used for growing plants

surname Yuan; 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

enclosure (囗) + sound yuán (元) = enclosed garden or park

囗 depicts an enclosure — a walled boundary — which is the defining feature of a garden or park. 元 primarily gives the sound yuán here; the meaning comes from the enclosing wall.

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Words with 园

游园

yóu yuán

to visit a park or garden

游园会

yóu yuán huì

garden party; fete (held in a garden or park); carnival; fair

游乐园

yóu lè yuán

amusement park

野生动植物园

yě shēng dòng zhí wù yuán

wildlife park

陵园

líng yuán

cemetery

颐和园

yí hé yuán

Summer Palace in Beijing

香山公园

xiāng shān gōng yuán

Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing

香港湿地公园

xiāng gǎng shī dì gōng yuán

Hong Kong Wetland Park, in Yuen Long, New Territories

凤梨园

fèng lí yuán

pineapple plantation

麓湖公园

lù hú gōng yuán

Luhu Park in central Guangzhou

麦迪逊广场花园

mài dí xùn guǎng chǎng huā yuán

Madison Square Garden

麦迪逊花园广场

mài dí xùn huā yuán guǎng chǎng

Madison Square Garden

More characters with 囗

西