国有
guóyǒu · HSK 7
state-owned
🏛️ 国有 = 国 country/state + 有 to have = the state has it, so it is state-owned
国 means country or state and 有 means to have or possess. Stacked together they read as the state possesses it, which is exactly what nationalized or state-owned means.
国 — enclosure 囗 + jade 玉
国 is a simplified form of 國. The outer 囗 represents borders or an enclosed territory, while the inner 玉 (jade) suggests a treasured realm ruled by a sovereign. The traditional 國 used 或 inside, depicting a guarded region with a weapon, later simplified by replacing it with 玉.
有 — hand 𠂇 + moon/meat 月
Originally depicted a hand holding a piece of meat (月 here is the 'meat' radical, not moon), expressing the idea of possessing something. Over time the meaning broadened from 'to hold/possess' to the general sense of 'to have' or 'there is/exists'.