出 (chū)

to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to g

HSK 3.1 level 1
5 strokes

Etymology

Pictograph of a foot (止) exiting a cave (凵).

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“出，進也。象艸木益滋上出達也。”

Components

止 (iconic) — Depicts a foot.
凵 (iconic) — Depicts a cave.