Chinese

出色

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
outstanding; remarkable; extraordinary
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 6

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Origin

Appeared in the Zaju《江州司馬青衫淚》 by Ma Zhiyuan

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Lineage

  • characterChinese出 “to go out; to leave; to exit”
    • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • ideaChinese凵 “to open one's mouth”
  • characterChinese色 “color; tint; hue; shade (Classifier: 隻／只 c)”
    • ideaChinese爪 “claw (of animal, bird); talon; paw; nail”
    • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • ideaChinese卩 “kneeling person”
    • ideaChinese卪 “joint; node”

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