米国/America
米:米の形。一の上下に三点をつけたもの。 国:國の元の字は「或」。或は戈(ほこ)をもって居住地の区域を防衛する武装都市。口の上下に一画を加え境界を示す。國はさらにその外側に城壁を加えたもの。 AMERICA: 米/Rice: the shape of rice. The three dots above and below the line. 国/國/Country: the original character for 國 is 或. 或: an armed city defending an area of residence with a spear. A stroke is added above and below the 口 to mark the boundary. 國 is the addition of a wall on the outside of 或.