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Character

国

guó HSK 1
国 guó HSK 1
  • 1. country; nation; state
  • 2. national; representing the nation
  • 3. the best in the country
  • 4. domestic; of this country; specifically Chinese
  • 5. a surname
  • 6. place; region
Words using 国 as guó (27)
  • 1 中国 Zhōng guó — China HSK 1
    • 中 middle, central
    • 国 country, nation, state
    Example

    中国是一个历史悠久的国家。

    Zhōng guó shì yí gè lì shǐ yōu jiǔ de guó jiā

    China is a country with a long history.

  • 2 出国 chū guó — go abroad HSK 2
    • 出 to go out, to exit
    • 国 country, nation
    Example

    她明年打算出国留学。

    tā míng nián dǎ suàn chū guó liú xué

    She plans to go abroad to study next year.

  • 3 外国 wài guó — foreign country HSK 2
    • 外 outside, external, foreign
    • 国 country, nation
    Example

    我想去外国学习。

    wǒ xiǎng qù wài guó xué xí

    I want to go to a foreign country to study.

  • 4 国家 guó jiā — country HSK 3
    • 国 nation, state (the political and territorial entity)
    • 家 establishment, collective entity (reinforces the concept of an organized state)
    Example

    每个国家都有自己的文化。

    měi gè guó jiā dōu yǒu zì jǐ de wén huà

    Every country has its own culture.

  • 5 国籍 guó jí — nationality HSK 4
    • 国 country, nation
    • 籍 registration, membership status
    Example

    她申请了中国国籍。

    tā shēn qǐng le Zhōng guó guó jí

    She applied for Chinese nationality.

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Structure & writing
国 guó — country; nation; state

国 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 囗 wéi — enclosure, surrounding boundary
囗 is a component in 16 characters
HSK 1
回 huí to wind, circle, or rotate 国 guó country; nation; state 西 xī west (one of the four cardinal directions, the side where the sun sets; opposite of '东')
HSK 2
因 yīn cause; reason (opposite of 果)
HSK 3
园 yuán garden (for growing vegetables, flowers, or fruit) 图 tú image depicted by drawing or painting
HSK 4
困 kùn to be trapped in hardship or difficulty; unable to break free from circumstances 围 wéi to surround; to encircle
HSK 5
团 tuán round; circular 固 gù firm; sturdy 圆 yuán plane figure enclosed by a circle
HSK 6
圈 quān circular route; loop; lap 菌 jūn microorganism (bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.); esp. pathogenic bacteria
HSK 7
卤 lǔ bittern; the bitter black liquid remaining after salt crystallization, a mixture of magnesium chloride, magnesium sulfate, magnesium bromide, and sodium chloride 囚 qiú to imprison; to incarcerate 囱 cōng chimney; flue for stove or boiler
2 玉 yù — jade; a fine-grained, hard, lustrous mineral used for ornaments and carvings
玉 is a component in 5 characters
HSK 1
国 guó country; nation; state
HSK 3
全 quán complete, whole, lacking nothing
HSK 4
弄 nòng to handle, fiddle with, or play with something
HSK 5
宝 bǎo treasure; precious thing
HSK 7
莹 yíng (lit.) a smooth, jade-like stone

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