HSK 1 Character #38 · 5 Strokes
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去 (qù · Hán Việt: Khứ) — to go; to leave; to remove; past (last year). Top earth 土 (tǔ) over 厶 (sī): stepping outward away from one’s dwelling.
- Pinyin
- qù
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Khứ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 厶
- IDS Structure
- ⿱土厶
- Traditional
- 去
去 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (5 Steps)
Customize 去 in Worksheet Generator →去1 横 Héng
去1 (31,33)→(69,29)
去2 竖 Shù
去2 (45,8)→(47,50)
去3 横 Héng
去3 (8,56)→(92,51)
去4 折 Zhé
去4 (44,54)→(65,76)
去5 捺 Nà
去5 (60,66)→(73,87)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (去 = ⿱土厶)
Top earth 土 (tǔ) over 厶 (sī): stepping outward away from one’s dwelling.
⿱土厶 → 土 + 厶 (⿱)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 去
Make the second Horizontal stroke (the base of 土) the widest horizontal line of the entire character; keep the bottom 厶 centered directly below the vertical shaft.
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 去
In top 土, the Vertical stroke stops cleanly at the second Horizontal bar—it does NOT pierce down into the lower 厶 triangle.
Essential HSK Compound Words with 去
last year
in the past; to go over
to go back; return
to remove; get rid of
to go out; step outside
destination; direction one goes
to go down; to descend
to lose
to go in
to go up
it would appear; it seems (that)
to pass away; to die
Example Sentences Using 去 (qù)
我打算明年去中国参观故宫和碑林。
Wǒ dǎsuàn míngnián qù Zhōngguó cānguān Gùgōng hé Bēilín.
I plan to go to China next year to visit the Forbidden City and the Forest of Stone Steles.
在拼音里，声母 j、q、x 后面的 ü 要去掉两点。
Zài Pīnyīn lǐ, shēngmǔ j, q, x hòumiàn de ü yào qùdiào liǎng diǎn.
In Pinyin, the vowel ü after initials j, q, and x drops its two dots.
周末做完作业以后，他常去书店买中文书。
Zhōumò zuòwán zuòyè yǐhòu, tā cháng qù shūdiàn mǎi Zhōngwén shū.
After finishing homework on weekends, he often goes to the bookstore to buy Chinese books.