(guó)

HSK 18 strokesTrad.

surname Guo

Stroke order animation

Character information

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

Origin & structure

Where 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

Parts are arranged enclosing.

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

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

guówài
HSK 1

abroad

Open 国外 page →
guójiā
HSK 1

country; nation; state

Open 国家 page →
wàiguó
HSK 1

foreign country

Open 外国 page →
quánguó
HSK 2

whole nation

Open 全国 page →
chūguó
HSK 2

to go abroad; to leave the country

Open 出国 page →
huíguó
HSK 2

to return to one's home country

Open 回国 page →
guó
HSK 2

international

Open 国际 page →

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