医 yī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 匸 — box
- Made of
- 匸 box 矢 arrow, dart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
医院
yīyuàn
hospital
Characters in this word
院 yuàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 完 to complete, to finish, to settle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他在医院工作。 Tā zài yīyuàn gōngzuò. He works at a hospital.
- 我明天去医院。 Wǒ míngtiān qù yīyuàn. I'm going to the hospital tomorrow.
- 医院在学校左边。 Yīyuàn zài xuéxiào zuǒbian. The hospital is to the left of the school.
Related words
- 医生 yīshēng doctor
- 电影院 diànyǐngyuàn cinema
- 学院 xuéyuàn college, institute
- 身体 shēntǐ body; health
- 身上 shēnshang on the body; on oneself
- 看病 kànbìng to see a doctor
- 手 shǒu hand
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
- 口 kǒu mouth; measure word for family members
- 病人 bìngrén patient, sick person
- 冷 lěng cold
- 病 bìng illness; to be ill