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Character #34 · The First 1000

chū

出 chū meaning: exit

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

Strokes
5
Both scripts
出
Poster cell
F2

简 = 繁出 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • chūlái to come out
  • chūqù to go out
  • chūxiàn to appear
  • tíchū to raise (an issue)
  • chūkǒu an exit
  • chūfā to set off
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 出

Write 出 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, chū, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell F2 · 28 × 36 grid

出 is #34 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 出 mean in English?
出 (chū) means "exit": to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed.
How do you pronounce 出?
出 is pronounced chū in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄔㄨ.
How many strokes does 出 have?
出 has 5 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 出 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 出 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 出?
Common words that use 出 include 出来 (chūlái, to come out), 出去 (chūqù, to go out), 出现 (chūxiàn, to appear), 提出 (tíchū, to raise (an issue)).
How common is 出?
出 is number 34 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell F2 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.