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Chinese symbol for “outer”

在外
zài wài
outer; excluded

The closest CC-CEDICT match for outer is 在外 (zài wài), defined as: outer; excluded.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

在 zài
at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes
外 wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
radical 36 ⼣ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “outer”

WordPinyinMeaning
帮子 (幫子)bāng ziouter (of cabbage etc); upper (of a shoe)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 在外.

WordPinyinMeaning
现在 (現在)xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
存在cún zàito exist; to be
正在zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
在于 (在於)zài yúto rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)
实在 (實在)shí zàireally; actually
在线 (在線)zài xiànonline; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun
另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore

See also: Japanese symbol for “outer”.

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.

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