去

qù

厶 + 土

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Definitions

qù (verb) to go; to go to (a place); leave

qù (verb) go away; leave

qù (verb) to remove; to get rid of; to reduce

qù (adjective) last; past

Etymology

Depicts opening the mouth (口) wide (大) to let a yawn leave the mouth. Original form of 呿.

About

去 originally depicts a wide-open mouth (大 above 口) letting a yawn escape, the early form of 呿. This image of something leaving the mouth gave rise to the core meaning of departing, going away, or moving away from the speaker. It also serves as a directional complement indicating action away from the speaker, and extends to removing or getting rid of things.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

我们去公园吧。

Wǒmen qù gōngyuán ba.

Let's go to the park.

明天我要去上班。

Míngtiān wǒ yào qù shàngbān.

Tomorrow I have to go to work.

去火车站怎么走？

Qù huǒchēzhàn zěnme zǒu?

How do I get to the train station?

他去年去了北京。

Tā qùnián qùle Běijīng.

He went to Beijing last year.

她喜欢去海边散步。

Tā xǐhuān qù hǎibiān sànbù.

She likes to go for a walk by the sea.

他决定去国外学习。

Tā juédìng qù guówài xuéxí.

He decided to go abroad to study.

如果你不去，我会很失望。

Rúguǒ nǐ bù qù, wǒ huì hěn shīwàng.

If you don't go, I will be very disappointed.

尽管下雨，他们还是去了音乐会。

Jǐnguǎn xiàyǔ, tāmen háishì qùle yīnyuèhuì.

Despite the rain, they still went to the concert.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 厶

Component: 土

Example Words