Character Details
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Hanyu Pinyin Pronunciation Tone Components/Primitives Wiktionary Alt Sounds
去 qù choo 4 土 (earth) + 厶 (private) → go 去 link
Picture Character Story
Going, going, GONE!, said the gravedigger as he shoveled soil onto the body's protruding elbow (the last bit left to cover).
Notes
[HSK 1] - If you're asking for specific directions, you might say 去那里怎么走？ (Qù nàlǐ zěnme zǒu?), meaning "How do I walk there?" or "How do I get there?". This character is a combination of 'private' and 'soil'. It alludes to a person leaving a place to go somewhere.
Examples
- How to go there, how would I get there - --Research Pending--
Strokes
Single Character Decomposition
Radical Name Label Domain Component Persona Example Characters
29 - 土 tǔ earth earth ground mound 土 地
Elements Semantic Element Phonetic Element Note
土 (earth) + 厶 (private) → go 土 (semantic origin) 厶 (phonetic) phonetic from 厶

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