Abstract: Patriotism is not a simple word. It has been endowed with rich connotation in the development of thousands of years. Based on the research on the connotation of patriotism in recent years, this paper focuses on the summary from the structural level. The three structural levels are as follows:first, based on the research vein of patriotism knowledge, emotion, meaning and action, through the patriotism education combining emotion and reason; second, from the ideological system level, focusing on patriotism is the moral requirements, political principles and legal norms regulating the relationship between individuals and the motherland, from the value perspective of ethical philosophy, political philosophy and law The third is from the spiritual level, around patriotism is the core of the spirit of the Chinese nation to sort out.