去qù

去

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Simplified Chinese

Modern simplified form (簡體). 去 (qù, "to go") remains unchanged from its traditional counterpart — a character that pictographically shows a person departing through a doorway, though the human figure at the top has evolved into the abstract component 厶. As a common component, it appears in 丢 (drop), 却 (but/yet), 劫 (rob) and other characters.

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Shuowen

The character 去 depicts a figure (厶) moving away from an opening or mouth (口). The upper element represents a person in motion, while the lower element signifies an exit or gateway. This composition conveys the original meaning of "to go away" or "to leave" — literally a person departing through an opening.

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qù· HSK 1· Radical 厶

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