出神
Old HSK 6
出神 (chūshén) · lost in thought
出神 (chūshén) means “lost in thought; spellbound”. It is written with 2 characters: 出 (to go out) + 神 (god). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 出神 is built
The characters
出 chū · to go out
What 出 is made of
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 凵qiǎn — container
Origin hint: A sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
神 shén · god
What 神 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 申shēn — to report
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 礻 gives the meaning, 申 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她看着窗外出神。Tā kànzhe chuāngwài chūshén.She gazed out of the window, lost in thought.
孩子们听故事听得出神了。Háizimen tīng gùshi tīng de chūshén le.The children were spellbound by the story.
Questions about 出神
What does 出神 mean?
出神 (chūshén) means “lost in thought; spellbound”.
How do you pronounce 出神?
出神 is pronounced chūshén.
Which HSK level is 出神?
出神 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 出来chūláito come out
- 出去chūqùto go out
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 出国chūguóto go abroad
- 出口chūkǒuexit
- 出门chūménto go out
- 出生chūshēngto be born
- 出现chūxiànto appear
- 出院chūyuànto leave hospital
- 出租chūzūto rent out
Learn 出神 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.