영국
yeongguk · TOPIK 1
United Kingdom, England
💂 英國 = 영 (yeong, sound of Eng-) + 국 (guk, country): Eng-country
영 comes from the hanja 英, chosen to echo the Eng- of England; it also means brave or outstanding. 국 (國) means country and ends many nation names: 한국 Korea, 중국 China, 미국 USA. So 영국 is literally the Eng-land country.