国

• 拼音: guó
• 汉字拆解: 国 = 囗 (enclosure) + 玉 (jade) — a treasure (nation) within borders

含义

Country; nation. A bound morpheme that appears in many compound words related to countries.

Rarely used alone in modern Chinese. It appears in compounds like 中国 (China), 国家 (country), 外国 (foreign country). It is also used as a suffix for country names: 英国 (UK), 美国 (USA), 法国 (France).

例句

1. 中国是一个大国。
2. 你是哪国人？
3. 我爱我的国。

用法指南

语境: geography, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 中国有很长的历史。(China has a very long history.)
• 你去过几个国家？(How many countries have you been to?)

错误说法

• 我的国很大。(Sounds unnatural alone — say 我的国家很大 with the full compound)

起源与历史

The traditional form 國 shows 或 (territory) enclosed in 囗 (enclosure) — a defended territory. The simplified form 国 places 玉 (jade) inside the enclosure, symbolising a treasure within borders.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal