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外 wài — “outside”
How to write and say the Chinese character 外 (wài), which means outside — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Position & direction.
Pinyin · 拼音 wài
Meaning · 意思 outside
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 夕 (evening)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
外 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: night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign.
A common word常用词
外面
outside
Example sentence例句
外面下雨了。
It's raining outside.
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