国家
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 3
国家 (guójiā) · country
国家 (guójiā) means “country; state”. It is written with 2 characters: 国 (country) + 家 (home). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 国家 is built
The characters
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)
家 jiā · home
What 家 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 豕shǐ — pig
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 豕 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你去了哪些国家？Nǐ qù le nǎxiē guójiā?Which countries have you been to?
这个国家很大。Zhège guójiā hěn dà.This country is very big.
Questions about 国家
What does 国家 mean?
国家 (guójiā) means “country; state”.
How do you pronounce 国家?
国家 is pronounced guójiā.
Which HSK level is 国家?
国家 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 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
Learn 国家 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.