出 chū
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 凵 — container
- Made of
- 屮 sprout 凵 container
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
出身
chūshēn
to come from; family background
Characters in this word
身 shēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 身 — body, torso
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他出身普通家庭，却凭借奖学金完成了博士学业。 Tā chūshēn pǔtōng jiātíng, què píngjiè jiǎngxuéjīn wánchéng le bóshì xuéyè. He came from an ordinary family, yet completed his doctoral studies with the help of scholarships.
- 出身在农村的他，从小就帮着家里干农活。 Chūshēn zài nóngcūn de tā, cóngxiǎo jiù bāng zhe jiālǐ gàn nónghuó. Born into a rural family, he helped with farm work from an early age.
- 不管出身如何，努力才是改变命运的关键。 Bùguǎn chūshēn rúhé, nǔlì cái shì gǎibiàn mìngyùn de guānjiàn. No matter your family background, hard work is the key to changing your fate.