中国
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中国 (Zhōngguó) · China
中国 (Zhōngguó) means “China”. It is written with 2 characters: 中 (middle) + 国 (country). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 中国 is built
The characters
中 zhōng · middle
What 中 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
国 guó · country
What 国 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 玉yù — jade
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丶 — dot
- 王wáng — king
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)
Example sentences
我想去中国。Wǒ xiǎng qù Zhōngguó.I want to go to China.
你是中国人吗？Nǐ shì Zhōngguó rén ma?Are you Chinese?
Questions about 中国
What does 中国 mean?
中国 (Zhōngguó) means “China”.
How do you pronounce 中国?
中国 is pronounced Zhōngguó.
Which HSK level is 中国?
中国 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 中学zhōngxuésecondary school
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngsecondary school student
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 其中qízhōngamong them
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
- 中餐zhōngcānChinese food
- 中级zhōngjíintermediate
Learn 中国 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.