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外国

Traditional: 外國

wài guó

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

wài guó · ngoi6 gwok3 (Jyutping)

  1. foreign country

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

外

Meaning
out, outside, external; foreign
Radical
夕
Strokes
5
Components
⿰夕卜
Cangjie
NIY
Four-corner
2320.0

国

Meaning
nation, country, nation-state
Radical
囗
Strokes
8
Components
⿴囗玉
Cangjie
WMGI
Four-corner
6010.3

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