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联合国

Liánhéguó

the United Nations

People gathered around a globe
Memory picture

Characters in this word

联 lián

Strokes
12
Radical
耳 — ear
Made of
耳 ear 关 frontier pass
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 联

合 hé

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
亼 to assemble, to gather together 口 mouth

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

  • 他在联合国工作。 Tā zài Liánhéguó gōngzuò. He works at the United Nations.
  • 联合国很重要。 Liánhéguó hěn zhòngyào. The United Nations is very important.
  • 我参观联合国。 Wǒ cānguān Liánhéguó. I visit the United Nations.

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