懂中文 Dong Chinese

國

guó

nation

Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 或 represents the sound.

Components
囗 meaning component

囗  Meaning component

wéi

  

surround

或 sound component

或  Sound component

huò

  

or

Evolution

國 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
國 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
國 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
國 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

国 (國) 

guó

nation, country, nation-state; country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[gè]

国 (國) 

Guó

surname Guo

Most common words with 國
Freq.
Word
Meaning

美国

USA

中国

China

国家

country

国际

international

全国

whole nation

Component uses

Sound component in 4 characters (0 verified)

幗 蟈 摑 膕