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?