| 院 | 557C50 32A.70-6 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄩㄢˋ [yUan4] | ||
| N. | (1) A court, courtyard: 庭院 ditto; 宮院 palace court; 院子，院落 [yUan4zi0], [yUan4luo4]↓. (2) An institute, institution of learning, college: 學院 a college: 文學院 college of arts; 理學院 college of science; 書院 anc. type of college; 研究院 research institute; 博物院 museum; 寺院，僧院 monastery; 戲院 theater; 妓院 brothel; 病院 hospital; 療養院 sanatorium; 養老院 old people's home; 育幼院 orphanage, etc. (3) A department, branch of government: 行政院 Executive [yUan1]; 立法院 Legislative [yUan1]; 司法院 Judicial [yUan1]; 監察院 Censorial [yUan1]; 考試院 Civil Service [yUan1]; (眾) 議院 congress; 參議院 senate; 國務院 state department; 法院 court of justice. | |||||
| Words | 1. 院本 [yUan4ben3], n., (MC) opera or theater as played in singsong houses. 2. 院公 [yUan4gong1], n., (MC) old servant. 3. 院長 [yUan4zhang3], n., (1) director of hospital, museum, institute, etc.; (2) head of branch of government, see N.2 &3↑. 4. 院宅 [yUan4zhai2], n., living house. 5. 院君 [yUan4jUn1], n., (MC) a lady of rank. 6. 院兒 [yuaher0], see [yUan4luo4]↓. 7. 院落 [yUan4luo4], n., court or open ground around house. 8. 院子 [yUan4zi0], n., ditto. 9. 院宇 [yUan4yU3], n., house buildings. | |||||