The word 出去 is formed by combining two directional and action-oriented characters: 出, which pictorially represents a foot stepping out of a concave enclosure, conveys the core meaning of "to exit" or "to go out"; it is then directly followed by 去, which depicts a person leaving a place, emphasizing the action of "to go" or "to leave". Their combination sequentially layers the movements, first the act of exiting (出) and then the act of departing away (去), merging into a single concept of moving from inside to outside and away from a point of reference.