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
出发点
chūfādiǎn
starting point; point of departure
Characters in this word
发 fā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
点 diǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 占 to divine 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这项改革的出发点是减少重复审批，而不是削弱监管。 Zhè xiàng gǎigé de chūfādiǎn shì jiǎnshǎo chóngfù shěnpī, ér bú shì xuēruò jiānguǎn. The starting point of this reform is to reduce duplicate approvals, not to weaken regulation.
- 这条路线的出发点是市中心的车站。 Zhè tiáo lùxiàn de chūfādiǎn shì shìzhōngxīn de chēzhàn. The starting point of this route is the station in the city centre.
- 无论出发点多好，做事也要讲方法。 Wúlùn chūfādiǎn duō hǎo, zuò shì yě yào jiǎng fāngfǎ. However good the intention behind it, you still need to go about things the right way.