共和国 (gònghéguó) · republic
共和国 (gònghéguó) means “republic”. It is written with 3 characters: 共 (altogether) + 和 (and) + 国 (country). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 共和国 is built
The characters
共 gòng · altogether
What 共 is made of
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Two hands 八 holding one object 廾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
和 hé · and
What 和 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 禾 gives the sound. (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
Questions about 共和国
What does 共和国 mean?
共和国 (gònghéguó) means “republic”.
How do you pronounce 共和国?
共和国 is pronounced gònghéguó.
Which HSK level is 共和国?
共和国 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 一共yīgòngin total
- 公共gōnggòngpublic
- 共同gòngtóngcommon
- 共有gòngyǒuto have in total
- 总共zǒnggòngaltogether
- 共计gòngjìto total
- 共鸣gòngmíngresonance
- 共gòngaltogether
- 和平hépíngpeace
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.