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各国 (gè guó) — each and every country; various countries; all countries

Definition

noun
each and every countryvarious countriesall countries
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 各国。
    gè guó Dài biǎo cān jiā le zhè cì huì yì.
    Representatives from each country attended this meeting.
  • 各国。
    gè guó De jīng jì fā zhǎn qíng kuàng gè bù xiāng tóng.
    The economic development of each country is different.
  • 各国。
    gè guó Zhī jiān yīng gāi jiā qiáng hé zuò.
    Countries should strengthen cooperation among themselves.

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.

各gèeach
国guócountry

The 各 means each and the 国 means country, together referring to all countries.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

各 shows a sole of a foot (夂) coming into an entrance (口), for the sense of coming or entering.

Open 各 →

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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