chù place; location; spot

Made up of [ zhǐ walk slowly radical 34, divination; prophesy radical 25]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 5 strokes.
Consists of 'follow slowly' and 'man' but originally a stool, suggesting a resting place

Related characters


Also uses zhǐ component: (each) jiù (fault) ; líng (mound) ; tiáo (strip) ; (affair) ; xià (summer)
Also uses component: jiù (fault) wài (outside) ; zhān (to observe) ; zhēn (chaste) ; zhuō (table)

Sounds same

chù (livestock)

Different tone

chū (go out) ; chū (at first)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

人往高处走,水往低处流 rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu, shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú There is always room for improvement