袁 - Dong Chinese dictionary

yuán

robe

Original meaning:

get into (armor)

Depicts a hand (又) putting on clothes (衣). Based on the original meaning "get into armor", now written as 擐. A circle (圓) was later added in the middle to indicate the sound.

Components

又 Iconic component

yòu

(hand), again

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 又 than it was in ancient scripts.

圓 Sound Remnant component

yuán

circle

Depicts a circle. Early form of 圓 (round).

衣 Iconic component

yī, yì

clothes

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

袁

yuán

robe; surname; long robe (old)

袁

Yuán

surname Yuan

Most common words with 袁

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	袁	surname Yuan
	袁绍	Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord
	袁世凯	Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China
	袁咏仪	Anita Yuen (1971-), Hong Kong actress
	袁枚	Yuan Mei (1716-1798), famous Qing poet and critic, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家