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The character 出 (chū) is a compound ideograph depicting the action of emerging or departing. Its upper component is an inverted form of 止 (zhǐ), representing a foot in motion, stepping upward from the lower component 凵 (qǔ), which signifies a pit or enclosure. This structure conveys the core meaning of moving outward or exiting a starting point. In modern Chinese, it functions as a verb meaning "to go out" or "to produce", and also serves as a directional complement to other verbs, indicating outward movement or the revelation of something.
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他出去了。
请快一点出来。
我们明天早上出发。
这本书去年出版了。
我国出口很多商品。
问题终于出现了。
他跑完步出了很多汗。
这个方案出自他的建议。