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强国 (qiáng guó) — powerful country

Definition

noun
powerful country
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 强国。
    Zhōng guó shì yí gè jīng jì qiáng guó.
    China is an economic powerhouse.
  • 强国。
    Chéng wéi kē jì qiáng guó xū yào dà liàng rén cái.
    Becoming a technologically powerful country requires a lot of talent.
  • 强国。
    Měi gè qiáng guó dōu yǒu zì jǐ de fā zhǎn dào lù.
    Every powerful country has its own development path.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

强qiángstrong
国guócountry

A 强 strong 国 country forms the idea of a powerful country.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

Open 强 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéiclosure
Sound part声符shēngfú
或
或huò國guó
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

Open 国 →
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