guó

nation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
囗 meaning component

  Meaning component

wéi

  

surround

玉 sound,simplified component

  Sound Simplified component

  

jade

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Evolution

国 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
国 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
国 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

guó

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

() 

Guó

surname Guo

Most common words with 国
Freq.
Word
Meaning

美国

USA

中国

China

国家

country

国际

international

全国

whole nation

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)