外 — Chinese character
外
wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
- Pinyin
- wài
- Radical
- 36 ⼣ (Evening)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 夕 卜
- Formation
- ideographic — Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign
- Japanese
- 外 as a kanji
Common words with 外
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional; in addition |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore |
| 外国 (外國) | wài guó | foreign country |
| 国外 (國外) | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 海外 | hǎi wài | overseas; abroad |
| 之外 | zhī wài | outside; excluding |
| 意外 | yì wài | unexpected; accident |
| 外交 | wài jiāo | diplomacy; diplomatic |
| 以外 | yǐ wài | apart from; other than |
| 对外 (對外) | duì wài | external; foreign |
| 外部 | wài bù | the outside; (attributive) external; exterior; surface |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface |
English words written with 外
外 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Art of War 6 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 28 · Zhuangzi 90 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 7
- Art of War 1.16
- Art of War 2.1
- Art of War 12.6
- Art of War 12.9
- Art of War 13.1
- Art of War 13.12
- Hexagram 8
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