国 民 中 学

guómínzhōngxué

junior high school (Tw); abbr. to 国中 (guó zhōng)

Traditional 國民中學

Meaning

guómínzhōngxuéguo2 min2 zhong1 xue2

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guó · country, nation, state; national

Radical 囗 · 8 strokes · Parts 囗玉

Ideographic: Treasure 玉 within a country's borders 囗

mín · citizens, subjects; a nation's people

Radical 民 · 5 strokes · Parts 巳戈

Ideographic: An eye 巳 pierced by a dagger 戈, an old mark of slavery

zhōng · central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese

Radical 丨 · 4 strokes · Parts 口丨

Ideographic: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口

xué · learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology

Radical 子 · 8 strokes · Parts ⺍冖子

Ideographic: A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation