garden, farm, park
苑 centers on a cultivated, enclosed space for plants or animals: a garden, farm, or park. The idea is a tended area, often with a sense of enclosure or designated purpose.
苑 combines 艹 (grass) with 夗, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest a curved or enclosed shape, together indicating a grassy enclosure like a garden or park.
The grass radical 艹 sits above 夗, which looks like a curved enclosure. Picture a grassy park surrounded by a low curved wall: 苑 is a garden or farm.
For エン, imagine entering a beautiful garden and saying 'en' as you step in: en -> エン, the sound of peaceful entry into the park.
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
imperial garden
outer garden
Kōjien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
ticket to the garden
inner garden; inner park
daisy (Erigeron annuus); daisy fleabane
anthology; literary world; collection of literary masterpieces
Kōhiien (coffee shop)
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
shrine gardens
secret garden; private garden
light purple (similar to that of the flowers of the Tartarian aster)
artistic and literary circles
Jien (forerunner of the Kojien dictionary)
Magadaava (where Buddha delivered his first sermon); The Deer Park