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
国家
guójiā
country, nation
Characters in this word
家 jiā
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 豕 pig, boar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 中国是一个国家。 Zhōngguó shì yí ge guójiā. China is a country.
- 我们国家很大。 Wǒmen guójiā hěn dà. Our country is very big.
- 你从哪个国家来？ Nǐ cóng nǎge guójiā lái? Which country are you from?
- 你的国家在哪儿？ Nǐ de guójiā zài nǎr? Where is your country?
- 这是一个很好的国家。 Zhè shì yí ge hěn hǎo de guójiā. This is a very good country.
- 他想去别的国家看看。 Tā xiǎng qù biéde guójiā kànkan. He wants to visit other countries.
- 妈妈说，国家很重要。 Māma shuō, guójiā hěn zhòngyào. Mom says the country is very important.
- 你们国家也过新年吗？ Nǐmen guójiā yě guò xīnnián ma? Do you also celebrate the New Year in your country?
- 他的国家不在这里。 Tā de guójiā bú zài zhèlǐ. His country is not here.
- 王明问我哪个国家好。 Wáng Míng wèn wǒ nǎ ge guójiā hǎo. Wang Ming asked me which country is good.
Related words
- 国 guó country, state
- 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