園
yuán
On phones & maps: 园
What does 園 mean?
Traveler reading for VibeHanzi · seen at 3 published landmarks
What it means
garden
In this place
Imperial garden — lake, corridor, hill — not a tiny courtyard alone.
Remember this
Enclose 元-ish space inside a wall radical and you’ve got garden. Here the enclosure swallows a whole lake; if you’re only seeing rockery alleys, you’re thinking of Shanghai’s 豫園 instead.
Where you’ll see it
Same character, other boards
Panda Base · Chengdu
garden / park yard
Open spot →Yu Garden · Shanghai
garden
Open spot →
Quick answers
- What does 園 (yuán) mean for travelers?
- garden
- Where will I see 園 in China?
- On VibeHanzi it is taught at Summer Palace, Panda Base, Yu Garden. Each spot page shows the plaque context; Match locks the reading in under a minute.
- How do I remember 園 on the street?
- Enclose 元-ish space inside a wall radical and you’ve got garden. Here the enclosure swallows a whole lake; if you’re only seeing rockery alleys, you’re thinking of Shanghai’s 豫園 instead.