出身
Old HSK 6
出身 (chūshēn) · family background
出身 (chūshēn) means “family background; to come from”. It is written with 2 characters: 出 (to go out) + 身 (body). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 出身 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)
身 shēn · body
What 身 is made of
身 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 7 strokes.
Origin hint: A pregnant woman (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他出身农民家庭。Tā chūshēn nóngmín jiātíng.He comes from a farming family.
一个人的出身不能决定他的未来。Yígèrén de chūshēn bù néng juédìng tā de wèilái.A person's background doesn't decide their future.
Questions about 出身
What does 出身 mean?
出身 (chūshēn) means “family background; to come from”.
How do you pronounce 出身?
出身 is pronounced chūshēn.
Which HSK level is 出身?
出身 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 出身 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.