I love my country.
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祖国
Traditional: 祖國
zǔ guó
HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 5
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zǔ guó · zou2 gwok3 (Jyutping)
- motherland
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Character breakdown
祖
- Meaning
- ancestor, forefather; grandfather
- Radical
- 礻
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰礻且
- Cangjie
- IFBM
- Four-corner
- 3721.0
国
- Meaning
- nation, country, nation-state
- Radical
- 囗
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿴囗玉
- Cangjie
- WMGI
- Four-corner
- 6010.3
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Example sentences
They fought for the sake of their country.
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