去
去
“to go away”
Radical: 厶
Strokes: 5
Level: HSK 1
How 去 is built — stacked top over bottom
土
Earth / soil · tǔ
A mound of earth with a sprout. Places and ground words use it: 地 场 城.
厶
private
private, secret
The story behind 去
A foot (厶) leaving the earth (土) = to go (去).
💡 去 vs 来: 来 is "come (toward me)", 去 is "go (away from me)".
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