中国 (Zhōng guó): meaning and stroke order
中国 (Zhōng guó) means China.
中国
- Simplified
- 中国
- Traditional
- 中國
- Pinyin
- Zhōng guó
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Stroke order of 中国
中
- Zhōng (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong
- zhōng within; among; in; middle; center
- zhòng to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
- 4 strokes
Stroke by stroke
国
- Guó surname Guo
- guó country; nation; state; (bound form) national
- 8 strokes
- Traditional form: 國
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Meaning of 中国
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Zhōng guó
Traditional 中國
- China
Radicals of the characters
- 中
- Radical 丨 (Kangxi radical 2) · 4 strokes · built from 口 and 丨
- 国
- Radical 囗 (Kangxi radical 31) · 8 strokes · built from 囗 and 玉
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
中国 in our stories
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露西第一次去四川饭馆，她的中国朋友韩冰让她点菜。
Lùxī dì-yī cì qù Sìchuān fànguǎn tā de Zhōngguó péngyou Hán Bīng ràng tā diǎncài
Lucy is at a Sichuan restaurant for the first time, and her Chinese friend Han Bing lets her order.
From the story "Husband and wife lung slices" HSK 3
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在中国的传说里，麒麟是一种很特别的神兽。
zài Zhōngguó de chuánshuō lǐ qílín shì yì zhǒng hěn tèbié de shénshòu
In Chinese legend, the qilin is a very special mythical beast.
From the story The qilin HSK 4
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曾琳在德国汉堡读书，今年端午节，学校的中国学生会想办一次龙舟比赛。
Zēng Lín zài Déguó Hànbǎo dúshū jīnnián Duānwǔjié xuéxiào de Zhōngguó xuéshenghuì xiǎng bàn yí cì lóngzhōu bǐsài
Zeng Lin was studying in Hamburg, Germany. This year, for the Dragon Boat Festival, the Chinese students' association wanted to hold a dragon boat race.
From the story Dragon boats in Hamburg HSK 5
Stories using 中国
- "Husband and wife lung slices" HSK 3
- The qilin HSK 4
- Dragon boats in Hamburg HSK 5
- The banquet that never ended HSK 6
- Nüwa mends the sky HSK 7–9 · Level 7
- Two homes HSK 7–9 · Level 7
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).