The story of 園

park, garden

園 is composed of 囗 and 袁. 囗 is the picture of a place encircled by fence, means an enclosed place, while 袁 depicts a hand gripping a clothes, implies that such person is not close to you, which has the meaning of far or remote. An enclosed place which is far and remote, is the land for growing plants or the site for recreation.

Vocabulary of 園

  • 花園 (garden)
  • 園藝 (gardening)
  • 園丁 (gardener)
  • 公園 (park for public recreation)

Classification

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