德意志联邦共和国

Traditional form:

德意志聯邦共和國

Pinyin (reading):

Déyìzhì Liánbāng Gònghéguó

Definitions:

• Federal Republic of Germany
• former West Germany 1945-1990, now simply Germany

Characters:

• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
• 意 - thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
• 联 - ally, associate; to connect, to join
• 邦 - country, nation, state
• 共 - all, total; together; to share
• 和 - harmony, peace; calm, peaceful
• 国 - country, nation, state; national

Traditional characters:

• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
• 意 - thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
• 聯 - ally, associate; to connect, to join
• 邦 - country, nation, state
• 共 - all, total; together; to share
• 和 - harmony, peace; calm, peaceful
• 國 - country, nation, state; national