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CHINESE CHARACTER

guó

国

国

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state

HSK 1
Numbered pinyin
guo2
English meanings
surname Guo, country, nation, state, national, CL:個|个[ge4]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Full enclosure structure

Full enclosure arrangement: outside 囗; inside 玉.

  • Outside

    囗
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  • Inside

    玉

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿴囗玉

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    Zhōngguó中国shì是yī一gè个dà大guó国。

    China is a big country.

  2. 02

    měi每gè个guójiā国家dōu都yǒu有zìjǐ自己de的wénhuà文化。

    Every country has its own culture.

  3. 03

    tā他wèi为guó国zhēngguāng争光。

    He brings honor to his country.

  4. 04

    guóbǎo国宝hěn很zhēnguì珍贵。

    National treasures are precious.

  5. 05

    tā他chūguó出国liúxué留学le了。

    He went abroad to study.

  6. 06

    guó国yǔ与guó国zhījiān之间yào要yǒuhǎo友好。

    Countries should be friendly with each other.

Related words

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 中国
  • 中国画
  • 全国
  • 出国
  • 回国
  • 国产
  • 国会
  • 国内
  • 国土
  • 国外
  • 国学
  • 国宝
  • 国家
  • 国庆
  • 国徽
  • 国情
  • 国旗
  • 国有
  • 国歌
  • 国民
  • 国王
  • 国画
  • 国籍
  • 国防
  • 国际
  • 外国
  • 帝国
  • 帝国主义
  • 爱国
  • 王国
  • 祖国
  • 联合国
  • 跨国
  • 邻国
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