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HSK 1 · Places

国家

guó jiā

country; nation

Stroke order of 国家

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

国 · 8 strokes家 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

Jade '玉' guarded inside borders '囗', and a pig '豕' under every roof '宀' — a nation of homes.

Parts: 国 country (囗 border + 玉 jade) + 家 home (宀 roof + 豕 pig)

The characters in 国家

  • 国 guó — country (8 strokes)
  • 家 jiā — home; family (10 strokes)

Example sentence

你去过哪些国家？

Which countries have you been to?

Words with 国

中国China国country国外abroad外国foreign country; foreign出国to go abroad回国to return to one's country国际international全国the whole country国庆National Day国内domestic联合国United Nations

Words with 家

家人family members家home; family家里at home; family在家to be at home回家to go home大家everyone家庭family; household家长parent; head of family全家the whole family画家painter; artist作家writer; author科学家scientist家属family members; dependents专家expert搬家to move house家具furniture家乡hometown

More words: Places

地方place地点place; location路road; way马路road; street路口intersection路上on the way北京Beijing中国China国country国外abroad外国foreign country; foreign图书馆library

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