Zi:院

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[yuàn] courtyard, compound (​院, 院​); ​院 college; ​院 hospital; ​院 court; (HDZ:) … [huán] cf. ​

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The Shuōwén Seal form of 院 yuàn ‘solid’ combines ​(​ fù) ‘hill’, and ​ wán ‘intact’ (phonosemantic); formerly also ​ yuàn/huán ‘enclosing wall of a house; yard’.
    Note: SW includes 院 as a var. of ​𡨡/​ huán, in addition to its main entry 院 yuàn; modern 院 yuàn ‘courtyard’ was app. formerly wr. 院 huán ‘courtyard’.
    Compare: ​ yuàn ‘game preserve, sport/diversion park’; ​ yuán ‘wall’; ​/​ yuán ‘(fenced/walled) orchard/garden/park’.
    HDZ: 院 : yuàn : ​: ​; ​ (huán): 院​, ​ (cf. ​); ​、​ (​院, ​院); ​; ​ (​院, ​院; ​院); ​、​
►references: Karlgren:GSR257u; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:6.4133.8; Mathews:7712; Guǎngyùn:124.08,409.46; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:1352.04; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:137.1.05; EDOC:1
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