원

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園 (Place)

• 유치원 <幼稚園> - A kindergarten
• 동물원 <動物園> - A zoo
• 수목원 <樹木園> - An arboretum
• 공원 <公園> - A park
• 정원 <庭園> - A garden
  • 정원사 <庭園師> - A gardener
• 과수원 <果樹園> - A fruit garden
• 낙원 <樂園> - A paradise
• 유원지 <遊園地> - A park, amusement park

院

Meaning: Place, house

• 학원 <學院> - educational institutes where Korean students go to learn after school and do extra studying on a certain topic or skill
• 법원 <法[[院> - court of justice
• 병원 <病[[院> - hospital
• 입원(하다) <入院> - hospitalization, to be hospitalized
• 퇴원(하다) <退院> - to be discharged from the hospital
• 양로원 <養老院> - retirement home
• 사원 <寺院> - (Buddhist) temple
• 상원 <上院> - the senate

圓 (Circle)

• 원 <圓> - Circle
• 타원 <楕圓> - Oval, ellipse

員

Meaning: Person

• 직원 <職員> - staff, employee
• 집배원 <集配員 / 郵遞夫> - mailman
• 연구원 <硏究員> - researcher, research worker
• 회사원 <會社員> - office worker
• 공무원 <公務員> - a person who works for government
• 선원 <船員> - sailor, seaman
• 승무원 <乘務員> - flight attendant
• 경]호원 <警護員> - bodyguard
• 만원 <滿員> - capacity audience, no vacancy
  • 만원 버스 <滿員―> - jam packed bus
• 경비원 <警備員> - security guard
• 과학수사원 <科學搜査員> - forensic scientist
• 상원의원 <上院議員> - senator
• 국회의원 <國會議員> - congressman, a member of the National Assembly
• 하원 의원 <下院議員> - congressman, a member of the House of Representatives

原 (Original)

• 원본 <原本> - The original copy
• 원리 <原理> - Principle
• 원서 <原書> - The original (book)
• 원래 <原來> - Originally
• 원어민 <原語民> - Native speakers
• 기원전 <起原前> - B.C. (Before Christ)
• 원인 <原因> - Cause, factor
• 원가 <原價>- Prime cost

元 (Original)

• 복원(하다) <復元> - Be restored to the former state
• 원금 <元金> - Principal sum, the capital

遠 (Far)

• 원시 <遠視> - Far-sightedness ↔ 근시 <近視> - Shortsightedness
• 망원경 <望遠鏡> - Telescope

願 (Want)

• 원서 <願書> - Application