- 美国 měiguó, the United States of America
- 美 měi, beautiful，America (abbr.)
- 美=羊(sheep)+大(big) (lit.: it’s a beautiful thing or good thing that the sheep grow bigger or are big)
- 国 guó, country, nation (often used as a suffix in the name of a country, such as 中国China, 美国U.S., 英国U.K., etc.)
- meaning radical: 囗(wéi)(encircle, surround; not mouth口)
