国(guó)

HSK 18 strokesTrad. 國

surname Guo

Print a 国 worksheet PDFPractice writing 国

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
guó
Meaning
surname Guo
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
國

Origin & structure

Where 国 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿴囗玉

Treasure 玉 within a country's borders 囗

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

囗wéi玉yù

Parts are arranged enclosing.

Traditional form 國: Treasure 或 within a country's borders 囗

How to write 国 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Words with 国

Common words using 国 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhōng中guó国
HSK 1

China

Open 中国 page →
zhōng中guó国huà画
HSK 7-9

Chinese painting

Open 中国画 page →
sān三guó国

Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in Chinese history; any of several Three Ki…

Open 三国 page →
wáng亡guó国

(of a nation) to be destroyed; to be subjugated; a fallen nation

Open 亡国 page →
yī一guó国liǎng两zhì制

one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)

Open 一国两制 page →
qī七guó国jí集tuán团

G7 (Group of Seven), a forum of seven major advanced economies: Canada, France, Germany…

Open 七国集团 page →
sān三guó国zhì志

History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Sh…

Open 三国志 page →
sān三guó国yǎn演yì义

Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 罗贯中, one of the Four Classic Novels of C…

Open 三国演义 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 国’s common words

中画三亡一两制七

Ready to master 国?

Trace 国 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids, pinyin, and stroke-order breakdowns.

Practice 国 onlineGenerate worksheet PDFBrowse all of HSK 1 →