国籍
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
国籍 (guójí) · nationality
国籍 (guójí) means “nationality”. It is written with 2 characters: 国 (country) + 籍 (register). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 国籍 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)
籍 jí · register
What 籍 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 耤jí — to plow
- 耒lěi — plow
- 丰fēng — abundant
- 八bā — eight
- 昔xī — past
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 日rì — sun; day
- 耒lěi — plow
Example sentences
请在这里写上你的国籍。Qǐng zài zhèlǐ xiě shàng nǐ de guójí.Please write your nationality here.
你的国籍是什么？Nǐ de guójí shì shénme?What is your nationality?
Questions about 国籍
What does 国籍 mean?
国籍 (guójí) means “nationality”.
How do you pronounce 国籍?
国籍 is pronounced guójí.
Which HSK level is 国籍?
国籍 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 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
Learn 国籍 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.