Quốc

proper noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [kuək̚˧˦]Huế [kuək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [wək̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

quốcrisingsắc

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Chinese characters: 國

Meanings of Quốc in English

Proper noun

a male given name from Chinese

Words with Quốc

Example sentences with Quốc

Tôi có thể nói tiếng Hàn Quốc. I can speak Korean.
Quốc có quốc pháp, gia có gia quy. A country has its laws, and a home has its house rules.
Nhật Bản là một quốc đảo, và bao gồm bốn đảo chính. Japan is an island country, and it consists of four main islands.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Quốc?

IPA: Hanoi [kuək̚˧˦]; Saigon [wək̚˦˥]. Tones: quốc — rising tone (sắc).

Is Quốc a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. Quốc is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 國.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.