国 guó
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 玉 jade, gem, precious stone
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
国
guó
country, state
Character
Example phrases
- 他是外国人。 Tā shì wàiguó rén. He is a foreigner.
- 中国是一个大国。 Zhōngguó shì yí ge dà guó. China is a big country.
- 他是哪国人？ Tā shì nǎ guó rén? What country is he from?
- 她是中国人，我也是。 Tā shì Zhōngguórén, wǒ yě shì. She is Chinese, and so am I.
- 你们国家很大吗？ Nǐmen guójiā hěn dà ma? Is your country big?
- 这里的中国人很多。 Zhèlǐ de Zhōngguórén hěn duō. There are many Chinese people here.
- 明年我想去外国学习。 Míngnián wǒ xiǎng qù wàiguó xuéxí. Next year I want to go abroad to study.
- 他的家人都在国外。 Tā de jiārén dōu zài guówài. All his family are abroad.
- 请介绍一下儿你的国家。 Qǐng jièshào yíxiàr nǐ de guójiā. Please tell us a bit about your country.
- 我们都是中国人。 Wǒmen dōu shì Zhōngguórén. We are all Chinese.
Related words
- 国家 guójiā country, nation
- 国外 guówài abroad, overseas
- 外国 wàiguó foreign country
- 中国 Zhōngguó China
- 出国 chūguó to go abroad
- 国际 guójì international
- 回国 huí guó to return to one’s country
- 全国 quánguó the whole country
- 国内 guónèi within the country
- 国庆 guóqìng National Day
- 联合国 Liánhéguó the United Nations
- 爱国 àiguó to love one's country