国

國
Guo2
#20 most
frequent character
surname Guo

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.

国 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

国guó
country, state, nation

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