BloomkoHSK 1 · Body & health
医院
yī yuàn
hospital
Stroke order of 医院
2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
医 · 7 strokes院 · 9 strokes
Memory trick
An arrow "矢" pulled out inside a box "匚" is treated in a walled courtyard "院": the hospital.
Parts: 医 medicine (匚 box + 矢 arrow) + 院 courtyard (阝 + 完)
The characters in 医院
- 院 yuàn — courtyard; institution (9 strokes)
Example sentence
我妈妈在医院工作。
My mom works at the hospital.