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国 — country; nation; state

country; nation; state; national

Pinyin
guó · Guó
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — guó, Guó — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 国: 8 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

国 — 8 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 国 in the HSK syllabus: 28

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 国guócountry; nation; state; nationalHSK 1
  2. 中国ZhōngguóChinaHSK 1
  3. 出国chūguóto go abroad; to leave the countryHSK 2
  4. 外国wàiguóforeign countryHSK 2
  5. 国家guójiācountry; nation; stateHSK 3
  6. 国籍guójínationalityHSK 4
  7. 国际guójìinternationalHSK 4
  8. 国画guóhuàtraditional Chinese paintingHSK 5
  9. 国庆guóqìngNational DayHSK 5
  10. 国宝guóbǎonational treasureHSK 6
  11. 国产guóchǎndomestically producedHSK 6
  12. 国歌guógēnational anthemHSK 6
  13. 国旗guóqíflagHSK 6
  14. 国情guóqíngthe characteristics and circumstances particular to a countryHSK 6
  15. 国王guówángkingHSK 6
  16. 联合国LiánhéguóUnited NationsHSK 6
  17. 祖国zǔguómotherlandHSK 6
  18. 帝国dìguóempire; imperialHSK 7–9
  19. 共和国gònghéguórepublicHSK 7–9
  20. 国防guófángnational defenseHSK 7–9
  21. 国徽guóhuīthe national emblem of the PRCHSK 7–9
  22. 国民guómínnationals; citizens; people of a nationHSK 7–9
  23. 国土guótǔcountry's territory; national landHSK 7–9
  24. 国务院guówùyuànState Council; State DepartmentHSK 7–9
  25. 国学guóxuéChinese national cultureHSK 7–9
  26. 国有guóyǒunationalized; public; government owned; state-ownedHSK 7–9
  27. 跨国kuàguótransnational; multinationalHSK 7–9
  28. 王国wángguókingdom; realmHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.