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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “outer”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 在外.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 现在 (現在) | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 存在 | cún zài | to exist; to be |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 在于 (在於) | zài yú | to 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 zài | really; actually |
| 在线 (在線) | zài xiàn | online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional; in addition |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides; 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.