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国家 (guó jiā) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

国家 (guó jiā) is a Chinese word: country. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 国家

名 míng noun

country

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.

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Word breakdown

国 guó — nation, state (the political and territorial entity)

家 jiā — establishment, collective entity (reinforces the concept of an organized state)

Structure & writing
1 国 guó — country; nation; state

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

consists of

1.2 玉 yù — jade; a fine-grained, hard, lustrous mineral used for ornaments and carvings
玉 is a component in 5 characters

Stroke order

2 家 jiā — family; household as a social unit based on marriage and kinship
家 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter
宀 is a component in 48 characters
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Stroke order