国
- 20th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.51% to your reading coverage
- 2 dictionary entries
- Appears in 909 words
- Component in 4 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. guó (Guo2)surname Guo
2. guó (guo2)country • nation • state • national • CL:個|个[ge4]
Pronunciation Clues
There are no phonetic clues for this character.
Example Words
Common
yīng guó (Ying1 guo2)United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2] • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland • abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Ying1 ge2 lan2]
hán guó (Han2 guo2)South Korea (Republic of Korea) • Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄[zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2] • Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
Uncommon
wú guó (Wu2 guo2)Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods) • Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
guó zhōng (guo2 zhong1)junior high school (Taiwan) • abbr. for 國民中學|国民中学[guo2 min2 zhong1 xue2]
guó dà (Guo2 Da4)abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005) • abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS) • abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC) • abbr. for 馬來西亞印度國民大會黨|马来西亚印度国民大会党, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
guó xué (guo2 xue2)Chinese national culture • studies of ancient Chinese civilization • the Imperial College (history)
guó bǎo (guo2 bao3)National Treasure (officially designated by the state cultural authorities in China, Japan and Korea)
guó qíng (guo2 qing2)current state of a country • national conditions • (US) State of the Union
guó tài mín ān (guo2 tai4 min2 an1)the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
guó háng (Guo2 Hang2)Air China • abbr. for 中國國際航空公司|中国国际航空公司[Zhong1 guo2 Guo2 ji4 Hang2 kong1 Gong1 si1]
guó yǔ (Guo2 yu3)Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature • Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject • Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government • Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC
jiàn guó (jian4 guo2)to found a country • nation-building • the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949
ài guó zhě (Ai4 guo2 zhe3)MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile
ài guó zhě (ai4 guo2 zhe3)patriot
zēng guó fān (Zeng1 Guo2 fan1)Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
mín guó (Min2 guo2)Republic of China (1912-1949) • used instead of reign name by the nationalist government, then by Taiwan • used in PRC as reign name of a former dynasty
xīng guó (Xing1 guo2)Xingguo county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
xīng guó (xing1 guo2)to invigorate the country
jiǎng jīng guó (Jiang3 Jing1 guo2)Chiang Ching-kuo (1910-1988), son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石, Guomindang politician, president of ROC 1978-1988
shǔ guó (Shu3 guo2)Sichuan • the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods • the Shu Han dynasty (214-263) of Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 during the Three Kingdoms
wèi guó (Wei4 guo2)Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 • Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms