Writing
员 (yuán) — how to say "suffix: worker" in Chinese
员
Suffix: worker, member
suffix
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
Examples
我们班有三十名学员，其中一半是女学员。
Our class has thirty students, half of whom are female students.
他是公司的员工。
He is an employee of the company.
Mnemonic
[yuán-] At the zoo, a monkey named Yuan put on blue overalls and became a member of the cleanup crew: she sweeps the path and earns a banana. Now everyone calls her 员 — a worker at the zoo. 🐒🧹
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "suffix: worker" in Chinese?
"suffix: worker" in Chinese is 员 (yuán).
Yuan meaning Chinese
员 (yuán) means "Suffix: worker, member".
How is 员 pronounced?
It is pronounced yuán (written as yuan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Yuan in Chinese character
It is written 员 and has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 员?
员 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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Grammar with 员
不断 vs 不停 — continuous vs nonstop
不断 (bùduàn) + Verb (continuous, unceasing) / 不停 (bùtíng) + Verb (incessant, nonstop)
恢复 vs 还原 — restore vs return to original
恢复 (huīfù): restore (state, function) / 还原 (huányuán): restore to original state
家, 员, 子 — noun suffixes for people
Stem + 家 (jiā) / 员 (yuán) / 子 (zi)
予以 — formal action with 予以
予以 (yǔyǐ) + Noun/Verb (action); 对 (duì) + Object + 予以 (yǔyǐ) + Action