Chinese symbol for “derive”
导出
dǎo chū
Traditional: 導出
to derive; derived; derivation; to entail
The closest CC-CEDICT match for derive is 导出 (dǎo chū), defined as: to derive; derived; derivation; to entail; to induce; to export (data).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “derive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汲取 | jí qǔ | to draw; to derive; to absorb |
| 衍生 | yǎn shēng | to give rise to; to derive |
| 派生 | pài shēng | to produce (from sth else); to derive (from raw material) |
| 推演 | tuī yǎn | to deduce; to infer |
| 孳乳 | zī rǔ | to multiply (kinds, difficulties); to reproduce |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 导出.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 领导 (領導) | lǐng dǎo | lead; leading |
| 导致 (導致) | dǎo zhì | to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about |
| 指导 (指導) | zhǐ dǎo | to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer |
| 领导人 (領導人) | lǐng dǎo rén | leader |
| 导演 (導演) | dǎo yǎn | to direct; director (film etc) |
| 报导 (報導) | bào dǎo | to report (in the media); (news) report |
| 出现 (出現) | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 出来 (出來) | chū lái | to come out; to appear |
See also: Japanese symbol for “derive”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.