员
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yuán · employee

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HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #1874
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Character anatomy

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The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

口Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 员

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yuánWords pronounced yuán
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Example sentences

Notice where 员 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ bú shì zhège jù lè bù de huì yuán.我不是这个俱乐部的会员。

I am not a member of the club.

Source: Tatoeba #4874078 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gōng ān rén yuán bǎ xiǎo tōu zhuā zhù le.公安人员把小偷抓住了。

The policeman arrested the thief.

Source: Tatoeba #955381 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú shì gē shǒu, dàn shì gè yǎn yuán.他不是歌手,但是个演员。

He is not a singer, but an actor.

Source: Tatoeba #334209 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de suǒ yǒu jiā tíng chéng yuán dōu hěn gāo.他的所有家庭成员都很高。

All of his family members are tall.

Source: Tatoeba #414027 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de mèng xiǎng shì chéngwéi yì míng fēi xíng yuán.我的梦想是成为一名飞行员。

My dream is to become a pilot.

Source: Tatoeba #405056 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Suǒ yǒu de yuán gōng dōu huí jiā le, zhī shèng yí wèi.所有的员工都回家了,只剩一位。

All the workers went home save one.

Source: Tatoeba #604497 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 员 in context

  1. Say yuán, then recall the core meaning: employee.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 运动员 (yùn dòng yuán), meaning “athlete”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 员 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.