国
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guó · country

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HSK 3.0 · Level 1Frequency #16
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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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EnclosureCharacter structure

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囗Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 国

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guóWords pronounced guó
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Example sentences

Notice where 国 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ xiǎng tā bú shì zhōng guó rén.我想他不是中国人。

I think he is not Chinese.

Source: Tatoeba #6051019 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rú guǒ wǒ yǒu qián le, wǒ jiù chū guó.如果我有钱了,我就出国。

If I were rich, I would go abroad.

Source: Tatoeba #10696081 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí gè wài guó rén? nǐ shì nǎ lǐ rén?一个外国人?你是哪里人?

A foreigner? And where are you from?

Source: Tatoeba #871642 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì cóng nǎ gè guó jiā lái de?你是从哪个国家来的?

Which country are you from?

Source: Tatoeba #75 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de chē shì dé guó chǎn de.我的车是德国产的。

My car is German.

Source: Tatoeba #5152977 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì cóng zhōng guó lái de.我是从中国来的。

I come from China.

Source: Tatoeba #717391 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 国 in context

  1. Say guó, then recall the core meaning: country.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 中国 (Zhōng guó), meaning “China”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 国 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.