邦 meaning and stroke order
Country, nation, state
How to write 邦, stroke by stroke
6 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 邦
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) country; nation; state
How 邦 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A bountiful 丰 place 阝.
Radical: 阝 (place), shared by 160 characters on this site.
How to remember 邦
邦 is built from 丰 (fēng, abundant) and 阝, which on the right side stands for a place or settlement. Picture a bountiful 丰 place 阝 where people gather and form a country.
邦 (bāng) is a bound form, so it rarely stands alone and usually appears inside words like 联邦 (liánbāng, federation) and 城邦 (chéngbāng, city state). It has a formal, political, or literary feel. Example: 美国是一个联邦国家。(Měiguó shì yí gè liánbāng guójiā.) The United States is a federal country.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 邦 (bāng) with 帮 (bāng, to help), which sounds the same but has 巾 at the bottom. Another common slip is writing the left part as 丯 or 王. 丰 has three horizontal strokes crossed by one vertical stroke that reaches below them.
Common words with 邦
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
邦 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 邦
Learning 邦 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 邦
How many strokes are in 邦?
邦 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 邦 mean?
邦 (bāng) means country, nation, state. A common word with it is 联邦 (liánbāng), meaning "federal; federation".
How do you pronounce 邦?
邦 is pronounced bāng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 邦?
The radical of 邦 is 阝, which carries the idea of "place". Dictionaries list 邦 under this radical.
Is 邦 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 邦 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can I use 邦 by itself to mean country?
Not in everyday speech. For a country you would normally say 国家 (guójiā) or 国 (guó). 邦 appears mainly in set words and formal phrases such as 友邦 (yǒubāng, friendly nation).
Why is utopia 乌托邦 (wūtuōbāng) in Chinese?
乌托邦 is a loanword. 乌托 roughly imitates the sound of the English word, and 邦 adds the meaning of a country or state. So the word sounds like utopia and also hints at an ideal land.