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共和国

gònghéguó

republic

A person drops a paper into a wooden ballot box.
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Characters in this word

共 gòng

Strokes
6
Radical
八 — eight
Made of
廾 two hands 一 one 八 eight
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

和 hé

Strokes
8
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 口 mouth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

  • 共和国的宪法不仅确立国家体制,也规定公民的基本权利。 Gònghéguó de xiànfǎ bùjǐn quèlì guójiā tǐzhì, yě guīdìng gōngmín de jīběn quánlì. A republic's constitution not only establishes the state system, but also defines citizens' basic rights.
  • 他在地图上找到了这个小小的共和国。 Tā zài dìtú shàng zhǎodào le zhè ge xiǎoxiǎo de gònghéguó. He found this tiny republic on the map.
  • 老师在课上讲了这个共和国是怎么成立的。 Lǎoshī zài kè shàng jiǎng le zhè ge gònghéguó shì zěnme chénglì de. The teacher explained in class how this republic was founded.

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