去
qù
to go
to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
earth (土) + self (厶) = leaving your place behind
The original character depicted a person departing from the ground — leaving the earth beneath them as they set off. The components here are somewhat speculative, but the overall picture is of stepping away from where you stand.
你今天去哪里？
nǐ jīn tiān qù nǎ lǐ？
Where are you going today?
他去图书馆借了几本书。
tā qù tú shū guǎn jiè le jǐ běn shū。
He went to the library and borrowed a few books.
Words with 去
豁出去
huō chu qu
to throw caution to the wind
去向不明
qù xiàng bù míng
missing
过意不去
guò yì bù qù
to feel very apologetic
占去
zhàn qù
to take up (one's time etc)
过去
guò qu
(verb suffix)
何去何从
hé qù hé cóng
what course to follow
出去
chū qù
to go out
逝去
shì qù
to elapse
进去
jìn qù
to go in
过不去
guò bu qù
to make life difficult for
过去分词
guò qu fēn cí
past participle (in European grammar)
过去式
guò qu shì
past tense