How to write 中國

Traditional ChineseZhōngguóChina2 characters · 15 strokes

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中國 (Zhōngguó) means “China”. It is written with 2 characters and 15 strokes: 中 (zhōng, middle) and 國 (guó, country). This is the traditional form; in simplified Chinese it is 中国.

Write the characters left to right. Within each, the red stroke is the next one and the dot shows where it starts.

1. 中 zhōng · middle · 4 strokes

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2. 國 guó · country · 11 strokes

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