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院长 (yuàn zhǎng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

Meaning of 院长

名 míng noun

dean; director; president (of a college, hospital, or institution)

李教授担任医学院院长已经五年了。

Lǐ jiào shòu dān rèn yī xué yuàn yuàn zhǎng yǐ jīng wǔ nián le

Professor Li has been serving as dean of the medical school for five years.

Word breakdown

院 yuàn — institution, academy, college, hospital

长 zhǎng — head, chief, director, leader

Structure & writing

1 院 yuàn — courtyard; open space enclosed by walls or fences around a building

院 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 阝 fǔ — mound/hill radical, representing elevated terrain

阝 is a component in 47 characters

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都 dū capital city; seat of the national government 院 yuàn courtyard; open space enclosed by walls or fences around a building

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阴 yīn the moon (太阴)

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邮 yóu to mail; to send by post 邻 lín neighbor; neighboring household 阳 yáng yang, one of the two opposing forces in Chinese philosophy (opposite of 阴) 阿 ā (dial.) prefix placed before a ranking, nickname, or surname to express affection 附 fù to add on; to attach additionally

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除 chú to remove; to get rid of

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郊 jiāo outskirts; suburbs 部 bù part; portion of a whole 队 duì line; column; procession 际 jì border; edge; boundary area 降 jiàng to fall; to descend (opposite of 升)

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险 xiǎn (of terrain) treacherous and difficult to pass; strategically vital 陪 péi to accompany, keep company 随 suí to follow

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郎 láng ancient official title 防 fáng to take precautions against; to guard against unfavorable situations 阵 zhèn battle formation (arrangement of troops in combat) 阶 jiē steps; stairs built of brick or stone to facilitate going up and down 阻 zǔ to block; to obstruct

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陆 lù land; dry ground above water 陌 mò small east-west path between fields; road in general 限 xiàn specified range; limit 隔 gé to block; to separate

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陷 xiàn trap; pitfall 隐 yǐn (lit.) grief; pity 障 zhàng to block; to obstruct; to conceal

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廓 kuò outer edge or contour of an object 椰 yē coconut palm, a tall tropical evergreen tree whose fruit contains juice and edible flesh 萨 sà a surname 邪 xié wicked; evil; crooked 郁 yù richly fragrant; strongly aromatic

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郑 zhèng a Zhou-dynasty vassal state in present-day Xinzheng, Henan Province 鄙 bǐ vulgar; base; crude 阱 jǐng a pit trap for catching wild animals 陈 chén to place; to arrange; to display 陋 lòu ugly; unsightly 陡 dǒu steep, nearly vertical 陨 yǔn (lit.) to fall; to drop down 陵 líng hill; mound 陶 táo earthenware; pottery fired from clay, softer than porcelain and porous 隆 lóng grand; magnificent 隘 ài mountain pass; strategically important narrow place 隙 xì crack; crevice 隧 suì tunnel; underground or mountain passage

1.2 完 wán — complete; whole; intact

完 is a component in 1 characters

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院 yuàn courtyard; open space enclosed by walls or fences around a building

Stroke order

2 长 zhǎng — leader; head; person in charge of an organization or group

Xpinyin

长 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 3

张 zhāng to open or spread out something closed or contracted

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账 zhàng record of financial transactions

HSK 7

帐 zhàng curtain; canopy; tent (made of cloth or other material for shelter) 胀 zhàng to swell, expand in volume (opposite of 缩)

长 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

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Meaning of 院长

院 yuàn — institution, academy, college, hospital

长 zhǎng — head, chief, director, leader