外
外
“out”
Radical: 夕
Strokes: 5
Level: HSK 2
How 外 is built — side by side
夕
component
卜
component
Origin
Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign
Words with 外
另外 lìng wài — additional
此外 cǐ wài — besides
格外 gé wài — especially
外交 wài jiāo — diplomacy
意外 yì wài — unexpected
额外 é wài — extra
例外 lì wài — (make an) exception
外表 wài biǎo — external
外行 wài háng — layman
外界 wài jiè — the outside world
外向 wài xiàng — outward-looking
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