Additional information about 囿
說文解字: 【囿】，苑有垣也。从囗、有聲。一曰：禽獸曰囿。 〔小徐本「一曰」云云作「又禽獸有囿」。〕 【于救切】 【𡈹】，籒文囿。 〔小徐本作「籒文囿從二林。」〕
- Criteria
- GARDEN
1. The general term for a garden is yuán 園, and such gardens are primarily for fruit and vegetables, and they are walled for protection against theft, and often include artificial lakes.
2. Pǔ 圃 refers to a garden tended by a gardener, the art of gardening being written with the same character (see AGRICULTURE).
3. Yòu 囿 refers to a large garden or park used by the aristocracy for hunting and for pleasure rides to view animals reared.
4. Yuàn 苑 is a large-scale park for the general delectation of rulers, typically of the same type as the smaller 囿.
See ZHU ZUGENG 1.93, note 3.