愛國

Earliest extant attestation is in the Stratagems of the Warring States:

周君豈能無愛國哉？恐一日之亡國。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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周君岂能无爱国哉？恐一日之亡国。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5^th – 3^rd centuries BCE

Zhōujūn qǐ néng wú àiguó zāi? Kǒng yīrì zhī wángguó. [Pinyin]

How can the Ruler of Zhou not love his country? He fears losing his country in one single day.

愛⫽國 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to love one's country; to be patriotic

   愛國行為／爱国行为  ―  àiguó xíngwèi  ―  patriotic action

   愛國的士兵／爱国的士兵  ―  àiguó de shìbīng  ―  patriotic soldiers

   一位愛國詩人／一位爱国诗人  ―  yī wèi àiguó shīrén  ―  a patriotic poet

   請告訴我為什麼應該愛國。 [MSC, trad.]
   请告诉我为什么应该爱国。 [MSC, simp.]

   Qǐng gàosù wǒ wèishénme yīnggāi àiguó. [Pinyin]

   Please tell me why I should love my country.

   • 封建諸侯，各世其位，欲使親民如子，愛國如家。 [MSC, trad.]
     封建诸侯，各世其位，欲使亲民如子，爱国如家。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 200 CE, 荀悅 Xun Yue,《前漢紀》Annals of the Former Han

     Fēngjiàn zhūhóu, gè shì qí wèi, yù shǐ qīnmín rú zǐ, àiguó rú jiā. [Pinyin]

     The appointing of the feudal lords and making their positions inheritable were designed to make them love their people the same way they did their own children and love their kingdom the same way they loved their own families.

• → Peranakan Indonesian: aikok

愛國 • (aeguk) (hangeul 애국)

1. Hanja form^? of 애국 (“patriotism”).

愛國

1. chữ Hán form of ái quốc (“patriotism”).