国
國guó
#20 most
frequent character
country, state, nation
noun
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
国 has 囗 border as the picture part and 玉 yù as the sound part; it first meant 'area'. The meaning grew to 'country, state' and 'national'. The sound link was clearer in older Chinese.
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Example Sentences
中国是一个大国。
zhōngguó shì yígè dàguó 。
China is a large country.
我来自一个小国。
wǒ láizì yígè xiǎoguó 。
I come from a small country.
每个国家都有自己的文化。
měi gè guójiā dūyǒu zìjǐ de wénhuà 。
Every country has its own culture.
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