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guó — “country”

How to write and say the Chinese character (guó), which means country — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Out & about.

Pinyin · 拼音 guó
Meaning · 意思 country
Strokes · 笔画 8
Radical · 部首 (enclosure)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

Stroke order笔顺

国 is written with 8 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

Picture it: treasure 玉 within a country's borders 囗.

A common word常用词

zhōngguó

China

Example sentence例句

àizhōngguóàiào

I love China and Australia.

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.