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院长

yuàn zhǎng

dean; director (of an institute)

Stroke order of 院长

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

院 · 9 strokes长 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

院 has a hill 阝 and 完 complete, a walled compound; 长 is the head of it.

Parts: 院 institute + 长 head

The characters in 院长

  • 院 yuàn — courtyard; institution (9 strokes)
  • 长 zhǎng — to grow; head; chief (4 strokes)

Example sentence

院长请大家坐下。

The director asked everyone to sit down.

Words with 院

Words with 长

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