Character Familiestop / bottom

去qù

to go; to leave; to remove; to get rid of (去皮); (after a verb) away; off (上去, 进去); past (去年)

去 is to go — away from here; it also takes things away, as in 去皮.

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The header combines 会意 and 形声 language naming 厶 and 土; the written order is 土 over 厶. The quoted sound account does not match the modern reading, so the pieces are shown without a phonetic rule.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

去qù

to go; to leave; to remove; to get rid of (去皮); (after a verb) away; off (上去, 进去); past (去年)

去 is to go — away from here; it also takes things away, as in 去皮.

The header combines 会意 and 形声 language naming 厶 and 土; the written order is 土 over 厶. The quoted sound account does not match the modern reading, so the pieces are shown without a phonetic rule.

TOP PIECE (THE RADICAL 土)

土tǔ

earth; soil

Repeated in 垚.

In 去: top piece (the radical 土) ZDIC lists 土 as the radical.

LOWER PIECE (厶, THE 'PRIVATE' GRAPH)

厶sī

private (an old graph)

An old bound piece used inside several characters; not a standalone modern word.

In 去: lower piece (厶, the 'private' graph) A stroke-cluster bottom; no learner rule is built on it.

qùTone 4
  • to go; to leave
  • to remove; to get rid of (去皮)
  • (after a verb) away; off (上去, 进去)
  • past (去年)
  • 去年qùniánlast year
  • 回去huíqùto go back

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