国 (guó) · country

国 (guó) means “country”. It is made of 囗 + 玉 and has 8 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

Break 国 into its parts

What 国 is made of

• 囗 wéi — enclosure
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 玉 yù — jade
  • 王 wáng — king
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 土 tǔ — earth
  • 丶 — dot

Origin hint: Treasure 玉 within a country's borders 囗 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

国 stroke order

Example sentences

Words with 国

• 国家guójiācountry
• 国外guówàiabroad
• 外国wàiguóforeign country
• 中国ZhōngguóChina
• 出国chūguóto go abroad
• 国际guójìinternational
• 回国huíguóto return to one's country
• 全国quánguóthe whole country
• 国内guónèidomestic
• 国庆guóqìngNational Day
• 联合国LiánhéguóUnited Nations
• 爱国àiguópatriotic
• 国籍guójínationality
• 国庆节GuóqìngjiéNational Day (October 1st in China)
• 国王guówángking
• 共和国gònghéguórepublic
• 国防guófángnational defense
• 国务院GuówùyuànState Council (of China)
• 祖国zǔguómotherland

Also built with 囗

• 四sìfour
• 回huíto return
• 因yīncause
• 团tuángroup
• 园yuángarden
• 困kùnsleepy
• 围wéito surround
• 固gùto solidify
• 图túpicture
• 圆yuánround
• 圈quāncircle
• 西xīwest

Quick facts

Questions about 国