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Character Details

country						w200
Hanyu	Pinyin	Pronunciation	Tone	Components/Primitives	Wiktionary	Alt Sounds
国	guó	gwaw	2	囗 (enclosure) + 玉 (jade) → country	国 link
Picture		Character Story
		A country should protect and take care of its people as if they were precious jadestones or jewels
Notes
[HSK 1] - This character is a combination of 'jade' and 'to surround'. China is the country of jade, so it is logical that the country is alluded to as the 'land of jade'.
Examples
- Where do you live in china?				- Which country are you from?
Strokes

Single Character Decomposition
Radical	Name	Label		Domain	Component Persona	Example Characters
32 - 囗	wéi	enclosure		enclosure	enclosing box	国因
Elements			Semantic Element		Phonetic Element	Note
囗 (enclosure) + 玉 (jade) → country			囗 (enclosure)		玉 (phonetic origin)	phonetic from 玉

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