國

Alternative forms

 * (This character is used unofficially as a shorthand for 國 and .)
 * (Also a variant of .)

Glyph origin
.

Etymology
The k-prefix derivation of. Cognate with and.

No obvious outside cognate exists. It may be related to.

Definitions

 * 1) country; nation; nation-state; kingdom
 * 2)  capital
 * 3)  to make a place the capital city; to establish a capital
 * 4)  place; region
 * 5)  national; representing a nation
 * 6) domestic; of our country (in many contexts meaning Chinese)
 * 1)  capital
 * 2)  to make a place the capital city; to establish a capital
 * 3)  place; region
 * 4)  national; representing a nation
 * 5) domestic; of our country (in many contexts meaning Chinese)
 * 1)  place; region
 * 2)  national; representing a nation
 * 3) domestic; of our country (in many contexts meaning Chinese)
 * 1)  national; representing a nation
 * 2) domestic; of our country (in many contexts meaning Chinese)
 * 1) domestic; of our country (in many contexts meaning Chinese)
 * 1) domestic; of our country (in many contexts meaning Chinese)
 * 1) domestic; of our country (in many contexts meaning Chinese)
 * 1) domestic; of our country (in many contexts meaning Chinese)
 * 1) domestic; of our country (in many contexts meaning Chinese)
 * 1) domestic; of our country (in many contexts meaning Chinese)
 * 1) domestic; of our country (in many contexts meaning Chinese)

Descendants
Others:

Kanji

 * 1) country, nation, nation-state

Noun

 * 1) a land, a country

Etymology
From.