出

chū

“To go out” in Chinese is 出 (chū).

Other characters with the syllable chu: see all 11 →

Meaning

to go out; to come out
to arise; to occur
to produce; to yield

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to go beyond; to exceed
(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

Example

新月出来了。

The new moon came out.

From 出来 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 出

出来chūláito come outHSK 1 出去chūqùto go outHSK 1 出发chūfāto set offHSK 2 出国chūguóto go abroad; to leave the countryHSK 2 出门chūménto go outHSK 2 出生chūshēngto be bornHSK 2 出现chūxiànto appearHSK 2 出院chūyuànto leave hospitalHSK 2

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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