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去 (qù) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1. Animated Stroke Order 去

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How to write 去 — animated stroke order

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2. Readings & Meanings

去has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

qùqu
v. (动)
1.to goHSK1
2.to go, to leave, to removeHSK 3.0 L1

3. Stroke Order Diagrams 去

去 stroke order diagram

4. Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
去=土earth, person+厶private, closed

A person (土) leaving through an opening (厶) — to go away or depart from a place.

5. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 去

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6. HSK Vocabulary: 去

HSK words that contain this character.

qù nián

去年

last year

HSK 2

guò qu

过去

(in the) past

HSK 3

qù shì

去世

die; pass away

7. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 去 is used in context

tā他
míng明
tiān天
qù去
Běi北
jīng京
。

Information

Traditional去
Radical厶
Strokes5
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#61
Zhuyinㄑㄩˋ
UnicodeU+53BB
CangjieGI
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HSK 5

shī qù

失去

lose

HSK 5

shàng qu

上去

to go up

HSK 3.0 L2

xià qu

下去

to go down

HSK 3.0 L2
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chū qu

出去

to go out

HSK 3.0 L2

qù xiàng

去向

Whereabouts / destination

HSK 3.0 L7-9

qù chù

去处

Place to go / destination

HSK 3.0 L7-9

qù chú

去除

Remove / eliminate

HSK 3.0 L7-9

huí qu

回去

to return

HSK 3.0 L2

lái lóng qù mài

来龙去脉

ins and outs / the details

HSK 3.0 L7-9

fān lái fù qù

翻来覆去

Over and over again / Repeatedly

HSK 3.0 L7-9

huō chū qù

豁出去

Risk everything / Brave it out

HSK 3.0 L7-9

guò bu qù

过不去

Can't get through / Can't endure

HSK 3.0 L7-9

He is going to Beijing tomorrow.

qù去
nián年
wǒ我
qù去
le了
běi北
jīng京
lǚ旅
yóu游
。

I traveled to Beijing last year.

wǒ我
men们
xià下
wǔ午
yì一
qǐ起
chū出
qù去
sàn散
bù步
ba吧
。

Let's go out for a walk together this afternoon.

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wǒ我
qù去
xué学
xiào校
。

I go to school.

guò过
qù去
de的
jīng经
lì历
ràng让
wǒ我
chéng成
zhǎng长
le了
hěn很
duō多
。

Past experiences have helped me grow a lot.

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