Spot 员
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
员 component
yuán · employee; member; personnel, staff
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 员
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue员Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 员 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
圆=
囗
损=
扌
勋=
+力
郧=
+阝
陨=
阝
埙=
土
殒=
歹
筼=
⺮
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 员 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
损害sǔnhài
harm
HSK 3.0 · L5损失sǔnshīloss
HSK 3.0 · L5圆yuáncircle
HSK 3.0 · L5亏损kuīsǔndeficit
HSK 3.0 · L6损坏sǔnhuàito damage
HSK 3.0 · L6损伤sǔnshāngto harm
HSK 3.0 · L6汤圆tāngyuánboiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
HSK 3.0 · L6团圆tuányuánto have a reunion
HSK 3.0 · L6圆满yuánmǎnsatisfactory
HSK 3.0 · L6方圆fāngyuánperimeter
HSK 3.0 · L7-9磨损mósǔnto suffer wear and tear
HSK 3.0 · L7-9损人利己sǔnrén-lìjǐharming others for one's personal benefit
HSK 3.0 · L7-9