外 wài
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 夕 — evening, night, dusk
- Made of
- 夕 evening, night, dusk 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
外国
wàiguó
foreign country
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 他是外国人。 Tā shì wàiguó rén. He is a foreigner.
- 我想去外国。 Wǒ xiǎng qù wàiguó. I want to go abroad.
- 我有很多外国朋友。 Wǒ yǒu hěn duō wàiguó péngyou. I have lots of foreign friends.