中 zhōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丨 — number one
- Made of
- 口 mouth 丨 number one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
中国
Zhōngguó
China
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
- 我想去中国。 Wǒ xiǎng qù Zhōngguó. I want to go to China.
- 他是中国人。 Tā shì Zhōngguó rén. He is Chinese.
- 中国很大。 Zhōngguó hěn dà. China is very big.
Related words
- 中 zhōng middle, center; in, during
- 中间 zhōngjiān middle; between, among
- 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese (language)
- 中午 zhōngwǔ noon, midday
- 中学 zhōngxué middle school
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle school student
- 国 guó country, state
- 国家 guójiā country, nation
- 国外 guówài abroad, overseas
- 外国 wàiguó foreign country
- 北京 Běijīng Beijing
- 地方 dìfang place