国 guó country
country; nation; national; state
How to remember 国: 囗 enclosed + 玉 jade = country. Behind enclosed glass the museum guard watches over the jade crown, the proudest treasure of the whole country.
Component breakdown
国 = 囗 enclosed + 玉 jade
- 囗 enclosed
- 玉 jade
Behind enclosed glass the museum guard watches over the jade crown, the proudest treasure of the whole country.
How it is used
- 'Country / nation' - 中国 (Zhōngguó) China, 国家 (guójiā) country, 外国 (wàiguó) foreign country.
- As a prefix it means national or state-level: 国际 (guójì) international, 国庆 (guóqìng) National Day, 国画 (guóhuà) traditional Chinese painting.
- 出国 (chūguó) means to go abroad - literally 'exit the country'.
Words with 国
- 中国zhōngguóChinaHSK 1
- 出国chūguóto go abroadHSK 2
- 外国wàiguóforeign countryHSK 2
- 国家guójiācountryHSK 3
- 国际guójìinternationalHSK 4
- 国籍guójínationalityHSK 4
- 国庆guóqìngNational DayHSK 5
- 国画guóhuàtraditional Chinese paintingHSK 5
- 国产guóchǎndomestically producedHSK 6
- 国宝guóbǎonational treasureHSK 6
- 国情guóqínga country's conditionsHSK 6
- 国旗guóqíflag (of a country)HSK 6
- 国歌guógēnational anthemHSK 6
- 国王guówángkingHSK 6
- 祖国zǔguómotherlandHSK 6
- 联合国LiánhéguóUnited NationsHSK 6
- 共和国gònghéguórepublicHSK 7
- 国务院guówùyuànState CouncilHSK 7
- 国学guóxuéChinese national cultureHSK 7
- 国有guóyǒunationalizedHSK 7
- 国民guómínnationalsHSK 7
- 国土guótǔcountry's territoryHSK 8
- 国徽guóhuīnational emblemHSK 8
- 国防guófángnational defenseHSK 8
- 帝国dìguóempireHSK 8
- 王国wángguókingdomHSK 9
- 跨国kuàguótransnationalHSK 9
Example sentences
- 我从美国来。 Wǒ cóng Měiguó lái.I'm from America.
- 我有美国国籍。 Wǒ yǒu Měiguó guójí.I have American citizenship.
- 他是全国著名的作家。 Tā shì quánguó zhùmíng de zuòjiā.He's a writer known to the whole nation.
- 英国的啤酒比较苦。 Yīngguóde píjiǔ bǐjiào kǔ.English beer is rather bitter.