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The character 苑 is structured with the grass radical 艹 positioned above the phonetic component 夗, reflecting its early association with cultivated or enclosed landscapes. Its original meaning was a walled area for growing plants or keeping animals, often specifically an imperial park or hunting ground. Over time, the term generalized to refer to any enclosed garden or park, and it later developed extended meanings, such as in the compound 文苑, where it denotes a sphere or collection of literary work. The character's orthography has remained consistent, with the components 艹 and 夗 continuing to signal its connection to managed green spaces while its semantic range expanded from physical enclosures to abstract domains.
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御苑很美丽。
昨天我们去了鹿苑。
文苑里有很多好书。
这个小区叫做紫竹苑。
皇帝常在御苑中散步。
苑囿里饲养着各种动物。
他在文苑中发表了新作品。
尽管禁苑不对公众开放，但它的历史价值很高。