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Chinese
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country; state; nation
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home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
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| trad. (國家)
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國
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家
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| simp. (国家)
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国
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家
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| anagram
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家國／家国
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Etymology
In ancient China, the fief of a 諸侯／诸侯 (zhūhóu) was known as a 國／国 (guó), while the fief of a 大夫 (dàfū) was known as a 家 (jiā). The two characters are also attestable in pre-Qin texts when used together with the meaning of "country; nation; state".
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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國
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家
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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guó
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jiā
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kwok ›
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‹ kæ ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʷˁək/
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/*kˁra/
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| English
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state (n.)
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household
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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國
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家
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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5547
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5919
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Phonetic
component
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或
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家
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Rime
group
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職
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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國
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嘉
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Old
Chinese
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/*kʷɯːɡ/
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/*kraː/
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Noun
國家
- country; nation; (nation-)state (Classifier: 個／个)
- 英語國家／英语国家 ― yīngyǔ guójiā ― English-speaking country
- 內陸國家／内陆国家 ― nèilù guójiā ― landlocked country
- 單一制國家／单一制国家 ― dānyīzhì guójiā ― unitary state
- 海洋國家／海洋国家 ― hǎiyáng guójiā ― maritime state
- 治理國家／治理国家 ― zhìlǐ guójiā ― to govern a country
- 報效國家／报效国家 ― bàoxiào guójiā ― to serve one's country
- 國家稅務總局／国家税务总局 ― guójiā shuìwù zǒngjú ― the State Administration of Taxation (of the People's Republic of China)
- 捍衛國家主權／捍卫国家主权 ― hànwèi guójiā zhǔquán ― to uphold national sovereignty
- 損害國家利益／损害国家利益 ― sǔnhài guójiā lìyì ― to harm the national interest
- 窒息國家的活力／窒息国家的活力 ― zhìxī guójiā de huólì ― to stifle the vitality of the country
國家社會科學基金 [MSC, trad.]
国家社会科学基金 [MSC, simp.]- guójiā shèhuì kēxué jījīn
- The National Social Science Fund of China
允許女性墮胎的國家 [MSC, trad.]
允许女性堕胎的国家 [MSC, simp.]- yǔnxǔ nǚxìng duòtāi de guójiā
- countries that allow women to abort
我們這個國家真是多災多難。 [MSC, trad.]
我们这个国家真是多灾多难。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒmen zhège guójiā zhēnshì duōzāiduōnàn.
- Our country is really troubled.
知識分子是國家的寶貴財富。 [MSC, trad.]
知识分子是国家的宝贵财富。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhīshifènzǐ shì guójiā de bǎoguì cáifù.
- Educated people are valuable assets to the country.
- (Classical) royal court; imperial court; imperial household; imperial government
- (Classical) emperor
- (Classical) city or town enfeoffed to a vassal lord
- (Classical) capital city (of a country)
Synonyms
- 國度／国度 (guódù)
- 家國／家国 (jiāguó) (literary)
- 社稷 (shèjì) (archaic, figurative)
- 上國／上国 (shàngguó) (as termed by vassal states)
- 世 (shì) (literary, or in compounds)
- 中國／中国 (zhōngguó) (archaic)
- 公家 (gōngjiā)
- 公庭 (gōngtíng)
- 朝廷 (cháotíng)
- 王室 (wángshì)
- 王家 (wángjiā)
- 王朝 (wángcháo)
- 皇室 (huángshì)
- 皇朝 (huángcháo)
- 乘輿／乘舆 (literary, figurative)
- 人主 (rénzhǔ) (literary)
- 人君 (rénjūn) (literary)
- 人王 (rénwáng)
- 元首 (yuánshǒu)
- 君上 (jūnshàng) (literary)
- 君主 (jūnzhǔ)
- 君父 (jūnfù) (literary)
- 君王 (jūnwáng)
- 國君／国君 (guójūn)
- 大聖／大圣 (dàshèng) (literary)
- 大駕／大驾 (dàjià)
- 天子 (tiānzǐ) (Son of Heaven)
- 官家 (guānjiā) (archaic)
- 帝王 (dìwáng)
- 皇帝 (huángdì)
- 皇辟 (huángbì) (archaic, Son of Heaven)
- 上國／上国 (shàngguó) (literary)
- 京城 (jīngchéng) (literary)
- 京師／京师 (jīngshī) (literary)
- 京華／京华 (jīnghuá) (literary)
- 京邑 (jīngyì) (literary)
- 京都 (jīngdū) (literary)
- 國都／国都 (guódū)
- 帝都 (dìdū) (imperial capital)
- 王京 (wángjīng) (literary, royal capital)
- 王都 (wángdū) (formal, royal capital)
- 皇州 (huángzhōu) (literary, imperial capital)
- 神州 (shénzhōu) (literary)
- 都城 (dūchéng)
- 都邑 (dūyì) (literary)
- 鎬京／镐京 (hàojīng) (literary)
- 長安／长安 (cháng'ān) (literary, figurative)
- 首都 (shǒudū)
Derived terms
Descendants
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References
Japanese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 國家 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 國家, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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Korean
Noun
國家 • (gukga) (hangeul 국가)
- Hanja form? of 국가 (“nation, country, state, polity”).
Vietnamese
Noun
國家
- chữ Hán form of quốc gia (“nation, state”).