出场
chū chǎng · HSK 6
to appear
🎭 出场 = exit/go-out (出) + venue/arena (场) → step out onto the stage
出 means to come out or exit; 场 is a venue, field, or arena (same 场 as 机场 airport, 操场 playground). Together: coming out into the arena — making an appearance on stage, in a game, or in a shot.
出 — foot 止 emerging from enclosure 凵
出 is a pictograph showing a foot or plant stepping out of a hollow or enclosure, depicting the act of going forth. The original sense of 'coming out' or 'emerging' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It now broadly means 'to exit, go out, or produce.'
场 — earth 土 + 昜 (bright/rising)
Originally a flat open ground used for sun-drying grain or for ritual offerings, hence 土 'earth' as the meaning component. 昜 supplies the sound and hints at an open, sunlit space. The meaning broadened to any open area or venue, and as cháng it still refers to a threshing floor or a session/spell of something.