出
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chū · to go out, to send out

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HSK 2.0 · Level 2HSK 3.0 · Level 2Frequency #85
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Shape and proportion

5Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

凵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 出

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chūWords pronounced chū
chuWords pronounced chu
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Example sentences

Notice where 出 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ bǎ xīnlǐhuà shuō chū lái le.我把心里话说出来了。

I spoke from the heart.

Source: Tatoeba #900803 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ chū mén de shí hòu, nǐ lái le.我出门的时候,你来了。

You arrived at the moment I left.

Source: Tatoeba #346741 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kàn dào tā chū qù le.我看到他出去了。

I saw him go out.

Source: Tatoeba #13118954 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yàoshi méi chū shēng jiù hǎo le.你要是没出生就好了。

It would have been better if you'd never been born.

Source: Tatoeba #5555447 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ lái zhè lǐ chūchāi de?你来这里出差的?

Are you here for business?

Source: Tatoeba #9012174 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiù yào shuō chū kǒu le.就要说出口了。

It's on the tip of my tongue.

Source: Tatoeba #347602 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 出 in context

  1. Say chū, then recall the core meaning: to go out, to send out.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 出租车 (chū zū chē), meaning “taxi”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 出 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.