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邦
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

nation

HSK 7 N1
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bāng
ホウ
くに
방
Phonosemantic compound. ⻏ represents the meaning and 丰 represents the sound.
Components
丰 abundant+ ⻏ city (right) =
邦 nation
丰 Phonetic component
fēng abundant
luxuriant
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⻏ Meaning component
yì city (right)
area
⻏ is a component form of 邑.
Notes
Similar Characters
夆 resist奉 proffer封 seal沣 river (simp)蚌 oysters豐 plentiful (trad)契 contract艳 sexy (simp)孛 comet那 that邪 wicked邮 postal (simp)郁 Yu-2 (simp)郎 gentleman (jp)郑 state in today's Henan (simp)部 section郵 post (trad/jp)都 metropolis鄙 despicable鄭 Zheng (trad)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
邦
Regular
Modern
Chinese
邦 [bāng]
country; nation; state
Japanese
国 、 邦 、 國 (old) くに 同音

noun

  1. country; state
  2. region
  3. national government; central government
  4. home (i.e. hometown, home country)
  5. historical province (of Japan)
  6. archaic land; earth
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (3)
その王がその国を治めていた。
The king governed the country.
『北の国から』は、北海道富良野市を舞台にしたフジテレビジョン制作のテレビドラマ。
"From the North Country" is a TV drama produced by Fuji TV and set in Furano in Hokkaido.
その科学者は国の内外で有名である。
The scientist is famous both at home and abroad.
Japanese Names
邦 いく
Iku female given name
邦 くに
Kuni female given namesurname
邦 くにじ
Kuniji unclassified name
邦 くにつぐ
Kunitsugu unclassified name
邦 くにとも
Kunitomo unclassified name
邦 くにゆき
Kuniyuki unclassified name
邦 ほう
Hou given name
邦 みやこ
Miyako female given name
CHINESE WORDS (118)
联邦 [lián​bāng] #1,263
federal
联邦 [lián​bāng] #1,263
federal
邦德 [Bāng​dé] #7,628
Bond (name)
吴邦国 [Wú​Bāng​guó] #15,419
Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, polituro member from 2002
吴邦国 [Wú​Bāng​guó] #15,419
Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, polituro member from 2002
刘邦 [Liú​Bāng] #18,037
Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), bandit leader who became first Han emperor Han Gaozu 漢高祖|汉高祖 (reigned 202-195 BC)
刘邦 [Liú​Bāng] #18,037
Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), bandit leader who became first Han emperor Han Gaozu 漢高祖|汉高祖 (reigned 202-195 BC)
联邦政府 [lián​bāng​zhèng​fǔ] #18,608
federal government
联邦政府 [lián​bāng​zhèng​fǔ] #18,608
federal government
乌托邦 [wū​tuō​bāng] #13,553
utopia (loanword)
108 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (109)
⭐ 国 [くに] #563
country
⭐ 連邦 [れんぽう] #19,924
federation (of states)
異邦人 [いほうじん] #30,667
foreigner
本邦 [ほんぽう] #57,409
this country
異邦 [いほう] #58,137
foreign country
連邦政府 [れんぽうせいふ] #58,708
federal government
⭐ 邦人 [ほうじん] #67,956
Japanese national (esp. abroad)
⭐ 邦画 [ほうが] #75,339
Japanese film
邦訳 [ほうやく] #77,977
translation into Japanese
連邦議会 [れんぽうぎかい] #83,505
federal parliament
99 more items
KOREAN WORDS (6)
연방 #9,338
federation; commonwealth
이방인 #14,260
stranger; foreigner
연방제
federalism
우방
friendly nation; ally
이방
foreign country; foreign land
합방
annexation; amalgamation