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HSK 1 · Places

中国

zhōng guó

China

Stroke order of 中国

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

中 · 4 strokes国 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

The middle '中' kingdom: jade '玉' guarded inside a border '囗' — China.

Parts: 中 middle + 国 country (囗 border + 玉 jade)

The characters in 中国

  • 中 zhōng — middle; China (4 strokes)
  • 国 guó — country (8 strokes)

Example sentence

我爱中国。

I love China.

Words with 中

Words with 国

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