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爱国

àiguó

to love one's country

A person hugging their homeland
Memory picture

Characters in this word

爱 ài

Strokes
10
Radical
爫 — claws, nails, talons
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

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

  • 他很爱国。 Tā hěn àiguó. He loves his country very much.
  • 我们要爱国。 Wǒmen yào àiguó. We should love our country.
  • 爱国是好事。 Àiguó shì hǎo shì. Loving your country is a good thing.

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