出(chū)

HSK 15 strokes

to go out

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Character information

Pinyin
chū
Meaning
to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 出 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱屮凵

A sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

屮chè凵kǎn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 出 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 出

Common words using 出 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fù付chū出
HSK 4

to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)

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zuò作chū出
HSK 4

to put out

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jié杰chū出
HSK 6

outstanding

Open 杰出 page →
chuán传chū出
HSK 6

to transmit outwards

Open 传出 page →
chū出shì事
HSK 6

to have an accident

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jiāo交chū出

to hand over

Open 交出 page →
liàng亮chū出

to suddenly reveal; to flash (one's ID, a banknote etc)

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bù不chū出suǒ所liào料

as expected

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Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 出’s common words

付作杰传事交亮不

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