袁

surname Yuan

袁 = 吉 + 𧘇 : Did you know that it was Yu the Great (yu) and the giant (吉) who captured Yuan (袁) Shikai at the end of the war for the republic in 1916? They waited for him just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2) and wrapped him up in a long robe (袁) as soon as he entered.

袁

yuán = yu + an2

long robe (old)

袁 character breakdown

袁
- 吉
  - 口
  - 士
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
- 𧘇
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏

吉

jí = ji + Ø2

surname Ji / abbr. for Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3]

吉

jí = ji + Ø2

lucky / giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

吉 = 口 + 士 : Mnemonic symbol: "Giga" stems from a Greek word for "giant", so I'll represent 吉 by a giant.

吉 = 口 + 士 : The giant just arrived at the space station and is very hungry. In each hand he holds Joan of Arc and the bachelor captive and robs them for their mandarins which he longs for.

𧘇

Character component without intrinsic meaning

𧘇 = 人 : This looks like someone (人) stepping over something, tubes or whatever. I'm gonna represent 𧘇 with a stepladder.

吉

jí = ji + Ø2

surname Ji / abbr. for 吉林[Ji2 lin2] Jilin Province

Characters with 袁 as component

园

園

yuán = yu + an2

land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc

园 = 元 + 囗 : Yu the Great receives a big wooden box just inside the anthill's kitchen. It's written that it comes from the land of growing plants, but as she opens it, she finds out that it's actually full of coins.

园

園

yuán = yu + an2

surname Yuan

远

遠

yuǎn = yu + an3

far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)

远 = 元 + 辶 : In anthill Yu the Great spent already hundreds of coins on a claw crane, because she wants these gladiator sandals so badly. She tries again and again, but she always moves the claw too far.

远

遠

yuàn = yu + an4

to distance oneself from (classical)

睘

qióng = qu + (e)ng2

variant of 瞏[qiong2]

猿

yuán = yu + an2

ape

猿

蝯