wài

outside; external; foreign

HSK 2 #131

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 131st character
Radical ⼣ (36.2)
Strokes 5
Index # 293

Definitions

外 wài
  1. 1. outside
  2. 2. external
  3. 3. foreign
  4. 4. in addition

Stroke order

外 stroke order diagram
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Words containing 外

Word Meaning
ultraviolet light
extracellular fluid
extracellular fluid
crowdsourcing; abbr. to zhòng bāo
crowdsourcing; abbr. to zhòng bāo
Apocrypha; biography external to the classics
Apocrypha; biography external to the classics
fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)
side with outsiders; not help your own people
extravehicular activity (outside space vehicle); EVA
extravehicular activity (outside space vehicle); EVA
(newspaper) extra; special number (of a periodical)
famous at home and abroad
famous at home and abroad
surface coat
uneven; in disorder; everything sticking out
uneven; in disorder; everything sticking out
to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside
to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside
inside and out; or so
all in all; either way
all in all; either way
to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom)
to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom)
inside and out