爱国
HSK 4 (2021)
爱国 (àiguó) · patriotic
爱国 (àiguó) means “patriotic; to love one's country”. It is written with 2 characters: 爱 (love) + 国 (country). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 爱国 is built
The characters
爱 ài · love
What 爱 is made of
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 冖mì — cover
- 友yǒu — friend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: To bring a friend 友 into one's house 冖 (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
他是一个爱国的人。Tā shì yī gè àiguó de rén.He loves his country.
爷爷常给我讲爱国的故事。Yéye cháng gěi wǒ jiǎng àiguó de gùshi.Grandpa often tells me stories about loving one's country.
Questions about 爱国
What does 爱国 mean?
爱国 (àiguó) means “patriotic; to love one's country”.
How do you pronounce 爱国?
爱国 is pronounced àiguó.
Which HSK level is 爱国?
爱国 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 爱好àihàohobby
- 爱情àiqíngromance
- 爱人àirenhusband or wife
- 可爱kě'àicute
- 爱心àixīnlove
- 热爱rè'àito love deeply
- 爱护àihùto take good care of
- 亲爱qīnàidear
- 喜爱xǐ'àito like
- 爱惜àixīto cherish
Learn 爱国 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.