RADICAL / COMPONENTS
Radical and structure of 国
国 uses the 囗 radical, has 8 strokes and a enclosure structure. Its IDS representation is ⿴囗玉; visible components include 囗, 玉.
CHINESE CHARACTER LOOKUP
What does 国 mean?
国 is pronounced guó in Mandarin and means country, nation, state, or national territory.
CHARACTER / READING / STRUCTURE
Quick facts for 国
国guó
country, nation, state, or national territory
- Pinyin
- guó
- Meaning
- country, nation, state, or national territory
- Radical
- 囗
- Stroke count
- 8
- Structure
- enclosure structure
- Formation
- ideographic compound
- Unicode
- U+56FD
- Regional forms
- 国 / 國
- Cantonese
- gwok3
- Japanese readings
- 音読み：コク／訓読み：くに
- Korean Hanja
- 국
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REGIONAL FORMS
Forms and readings of 国 by region
The table compares common glyphs and readings. It does not imply that every language uses the character with exactly the same meaning or frequency.
| Usage | Form | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 国 | guó |
| Traditional Chinese | 國 | guó |
| Japanese Kanji | 国 | 音読み：コク／訓読み：くに |
| Korean Hanja | 國 | 국 |
COMMON WORDS
Common words containing 国
A character's reading and meaning can change with context. These are three useful examples.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国家 | guójiā | country or nation |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 国际 | guójì | international |
STROKE ORDER / PRACTICE
Continue studying 国
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