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出 chū — “to go out”
How to write and say the Chinese character 出 (chū), which means to go out — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Come & go.
Pinyin · 拼音 chū
Meaning · 意思 to go out
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 凵 (open box)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
出 is written with 5 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: a sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵.
A common word常用词
出去
go out
Example sentence例句
我们出去玩吧。
Let's go out and play.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.