外 wài
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 夕 — evening, night, dusk
- Made of
- 夕 evening, night, dusk 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
外套
wàitào
coat
Characters in this word
套 tào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- 大 big, great, vast, high, deep 镸 long
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我买了外套。 Wǒ mǎi le wàitào. I bought a coat.
- 外套在椅子上。 Wàitào zài yǐzi shàng. The coat is on the chair.
- 这件外套很暖。 Zhè jiàn wàitào hěn nuǎn. This coat is very warm.
Related words
- 国外 guówài abroad, overseas
- 外 wài outside, outer
- 外边 wàibian outside
- 外国 wàiguó foreign country
- 外语 wàiyǔ foreign language
- 外地 wàidì another place; out of town
- 外卖 wàimài takeout delivery
- 以外 yǐwài outside; except for
- 另外 lìngwài other; in addition
- 外交 wàijiāo diplomacy
- 外面 wàimiàn outside
- 外文 wàiwén foreign language; foreign writing