出境
chū jìng · HSK 7
to leave a country or region
🛫🌍 出 (exit) + 境 (border) = exit the border, leave the country
出 means 'out/exit' and 境 means 'border/territory.' Together they literally spell out 'exit the territory' — crossing an international boundary outward. Think: stamping out through passport control.
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.'