強國

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Chinese

strength; force; power
strength; force; power; powerful; better
 
country; state; nation
trad. (強國)
simp. (强国)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (30) (28)
Final () (105) (132)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter gjang kwok
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɡɨɐŋ/ /kwək̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɡiɐŋ/ /kʷək̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɡiɑŋ/ /kuək̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/gɨaŋ/ /kwək̚/
Li
Rong
/ɡiaŋ/ /kuək̚/
Wang
Li
/ɡĭaŋ/ /kuək̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/gi̯aŋ/ /kwək̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
qiáng guo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
koeng4 gwak1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
No. 10318 5547
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ɡaŋ/ /*kʷɯːɡ/
Notes

Noun

強國

  1. powerful nation; powerful country; power
    學習強國 [MSC, trad.]
    学习强国 [MSC, simp.]
    Xuéxí Qiángguó
    Xuexi Qiangguo (2019 mobile app)
  2. tyrannical state

Proper noun

強國

  1. (chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, sarcastic) People's Republic of China; China

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

強國

  1. to make one's country more powerful

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (強國):