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
出征
chūzhēng
to set out on an expedition; to go into battle or competition
Characters in this word
征 zhēng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 正 straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 球队明天将出征欧洲赛场，主教练要求队员放下包袱。 Qiúduì míngtiān jiāng chūzhēng Ōuzhōu sàichǎng, zhǔjiàoliàn yāoqiú duìyuán fàngxià bāofu. The team will set out for the European arena tomorrow, and the head coach has asked the players to drop their psychological burden.
- 运动员们精神饱满，准备出征这次比赛。 Yùndòngyuánmen jīngshén bǎomǎn, zhǔnbèi chūzhēng zhè cì bǐsài. The athletes are full of energy and ready to set out for this competition.
- 出征的前一天晚上，全队一起吃了顿饭。 Chūzhēng de qián yì tiān wǎnshang, quán duì yìqǐ chī le dùn fàn. The evening before setting out, the whole team had a meal together.