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外科 (wài kē) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

外科 (wài kē) is a Chinese word: surgery. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 外科

名 míng noun

surgery

他是一名外科医生。

tā shì yì míng wài kē yī shēng

He is a surgeon.

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Word breakdown

外 wài — external, outer (referring to surgical intervention)

科 kē — department, branch (of medicine)

Structure & writing
1 外 wài — outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里)

外 is not used as a component in any other character.

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Stroke order

2 科 kē — category of academic discipline, course, or field of work

科 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant
禾 is a component in 37 characters
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Stroke order