国
国 (guó) means “country; nation”. It’s an HSK 1 character in the “Places” group. In the app it comes with a memory story so the sound, tone and meaning stick in one exposure.
How to remember 国
Every Hanzi Master story is built from the sound. For guó, the opening sound casts who is in the scene, the ending picks where it happens, and the 2nd tone (rising) places it in one of five rooms. 囗 (border) and 玉 (jade) walk on as the props, and the action lands on the meaning: country; nation.
The finished scene for 国 is one vivid sentence. Picture it once and guó stays with you.
Unlock the story free in the appStroke order for 国
Components of 国
- 囗border
- 玉jade
Words with 国
- 中国zhōng guóChina
- 国家guó jiānation
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