Zi:国

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(F​) [guó] (国​) country; ​国 China; ​国 USA

One monosyllabic entry in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):

¹guó [​] {A} n.country; state; nationSurnameb.f.of the state; national ►guóqí 国旗of our country; Chinese ►guóhuà 国画

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The simple-form character 国 (8 strokes) is an old abbrev. of the full-form character ​ (11 strokes), replacing the full-form component ​ (8 strokes) with ​ (5 strokes).
    Note: The simple form 国 dates back some 800 years (to the Sòng dynasty); formerly wr. ​, with ​ wáng ‘king’ (instead of ​ yù ‘jade/gem’; valuables/currency).
    The Shuōwén Seal form of 国/​ guó ‘(feudal) territory/city-state/country’ combines ​ wéi ‘surround’ (an enclosing wall, as in ​), and ​ yù ‘territory’ (phonosemantic); formerly wr. ​(​).
    Note: The two characters ​ and ​ are seen as ​ ‘ancient/modern’ variants; ​ is the old form, also wr. ​, and later ​ (DYC).
    Compare: 国/​ guó ← MC /kuək/; ​ yù ← MC /ɣuək/; ​ yù ← MC /ɣjuik/ (SBGY)
    Note: In the character ​ the component ​ wéi ‘surround’ occurs twice, once within ​ and once without, indicating the inner and outer city walls; cf. ​.
►references: Wieger:71j; Henshall:123; Karlgren:AD118; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:1.716.7; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:077.0.10; EDOC:0
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►Cantonese: gwok-
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Unicode: U+56FD
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