Zi:國
國(S国) [guó] (國家) country; 中國 China; 美國 USA
One monosyllabic entry in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):
►¹guó 国[國] {A} n. ①country; state; nation ②Surname ◆b.f. ①of the state; national ►guóqí 国旗 ②of our country; Chinese ►guóhuà 国画
HDZ: 國 : guó : (初字) 从囗, 一为地区之通象, 合之为有疆界之地区之意为通象: 故为象意而属指事符, 益之以戈声, 故为指事符加声之形声字; (徐灏) (邦: 国; 域: 封疆之界; (古) 但以域字为之); 都城, 城邑; (SW: 邦) (古) 王侯的封地; 国家 (国有, 国法, 为国争光); 地方, 地域; 建国, 建都; 属于本朝的; (简称) 中国的 (国产, 国术, 国画); 代表国家的 (国旗, 国徽, 国宴, 国歌, 国花); 在某方面为全国最突出的 (国手, 国色, 国工); (姓)
(Explanation from the entry for the simple form 国:) The simple-form character 国 (8 strokes) is an old abbrev. of the full-form character 國 (11 strokes), replacing the full-form component 或 (8 strokes) with 玉 (5 strokes).
Note: The simple form 国 dates back some 800 years (to the Sòng dynasty); formerly wr. 囯, with 王 wáng ‘king’ (instead of 玉 yù ‘jade/gem’; valuables/currency).
The Shuōwén Seal form of 国/國() guó ‘(feudal) territory/city-state/country’ combines 囗() wéi ‘surround’ (an enclosing wall, as in 邑), and 或() yù ‘territory’ (phonosemantic); formerly wr. 或(域).
Note: The two characters 或 and 國 are seen as 古今 ‘ancient/modern’ variants; 或 is the old form, also wr. 域, and later 國 (DYC).
Compare: 国/國() guó ← MC /kuək/; 或() yù ← MC /ɣuək/; 域() yù ← MC /ɣjuik/ (SBGY)
Note: In the character 國 the component 囗() wéi ‘surround’ occurs twice, once within 或 and once without, indicating the inner and outer city walls; cf. 城.
►references: Karlgren:GSR929o; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:1.720.9; Mathews:3738; Guǎngyùn:530.39; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:219.16; EDOC:1
►components: 囗或戈
►Cantonese: gwok-
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<comp char='冂' uni='5182' variant='5' points='0,0 128,128' />
<comp char='或' uni='6216' points='14,10 114,114' />
<stroke type='h' points='0,128 128,128' head='cut' tail='cut' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='冂' uni='5182' variant='5' points='4,4 124,128'>
<stroke type='s' points='0,0 0,128' tail='long' />
<stroke type='hz' points='0,0 128,0 128,128' head='cut' tail='long' />
<!-- variant based on [U+EF7E](V=0) -->
</cdl>
<cdl char='或' uni='6216' radical='D1 Z3'>
<stroke type='h' points='0,30 128,30' />
<comp char='口' uni='53E3' points='14,52 48,80' />
<stroke type='t' points='0,116 64,98' />
<stroke type='xg' points='70,0 128,128 128,95' />
<stroke type='p' points='110,60 46,128' tail='long' />
<stroke type='d' points='88,0 106,16' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='口' uni='53E3' points='24,24 104,104'>
<comp char='冂' uni='5182' variant='5' points='0,0 128,128' />
<stroke type='h' points='0,128 128,128' head='cut' tail='cut' />
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</cdl>
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Unicode: U+570B
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