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HSK 1 · Places

外国

wài guó

foreign country; foreign

Stroke order of 外国

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

外 · 5 strokes国 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

外 outside, 国 a jade 玉 in a border 囗: another land.

Parts: 外 outside (夕 evening + 卜) + 国 country (囗 + 玉)

The characters in 外国

  • 外 wài — outside (5 strokes)
  • 国 guó — country (8 strokes)

Example sentence

我有很多外国朋友。

I have many foreign friends.

Words with 外

Words with 国

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