出自

chūzì

to come from

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

这个故事出自一位作家。

This story comes from a writer.

这个故事出自哪本书?

Which book is this story from?