退出
tuìchū · HSK 3
withdraw from
🚪 退 = retreat + 出 = exit; together: retreat-and-exit = quit
退 means retreat or step back; 出 means to go out or exit. Stacked, the compound names the act of backing out of something — leaving a chat, quitting an app, withdrawing from a group.
退 — walk radical 辶 + 艮 (stop/halt)
退 combines the walking/movement radical 辶 with 艮, which carries a sense of stopping or turning back. Together they depict the action of moving backward or withdrawing. The original sense of retreating or stepping back has remained stable through history.
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.'