外

wài

out, outside, external; foreign

How to write 外, stroke by stroke

outside; in addition; foreign; external

Ideographic: Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign

Made of 夕 + 卜

外面wài miànoutside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore
意外yì wàiunexpected; accident; mishap
之外zhī wàioutside; excluding
外套wài tàoouter garment; jacket; coat
外星人wài xīng rénspace alien; extraterrestrial
以外yǐ wàiapart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
外婆wài pó(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
外表wài biǎoexternal; outside; outward appearance
外国wài guóforeign country
例外lì wàiexception; to be an exception

这真是很意外。
zhè zhēn shì hěn yì wài 。
That is rather unexpected.
除了雨之外，我们体验了强风。
chú le yǔ zhī wài ， wǒ men tǐ yàn le qiáng fēng 。
Besides the rain, we experienced heavy winds.
把你的外套挂在钩子上。
bǎ nǐ de wài tào guà zài gōu zǐ shàng 。
Hang your coat on the hook.
让我们假装是外星人。
ràng wǒ men jiǎ zhuāng shì wài xīng rén 。
Let's pretend we are aliens.
外面一片漆黑。
wài miàn yí piàn qī hēi 。
It's all dark outside.