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去 qù — “to go”
How to write and say the Chinese character 去 (qù), which means to go — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Come & go.
Pinyin · 拼音 qù
Meaning · 意思 to go
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 厶 (private)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
去 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
A figure striding away from an opening 厶 below — off it goes.
A common word常用词
去学校
go to school
Example sentence例句
周末我们去海边。
We're going to the beach on the weekend.
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.