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213.5a The in-play zone represents the part of the game where players may place objects. Each player has his or her own visible area and hidden area in the in-play zone. Moving an object between areas in this zone does not cause it to change zones, leave play, or enter play. Moving an object between rows in this zone does not cause it to change zones. Moving a character between the front and support rows does not cause it to leave play or enter play. Moving a character card from a resource row to a front or support row causes it to enter play as a character. Moving a character into a resource row causes it to leave play as a character and enter play as a resource. (See rule 708.4.) This zone can also be called just "play," as in "put it into play," "when it leaves play," and so on. This should not be confused with the verb "play" as used for announcing a plot twist.
A character leaves play anytime it goes from the in-play zone to any of the other 5 zones---hand, deck, KO'd pile, removed-from-game, or chain. So all of the examples you gave count; it doesn't matter much where the card is going, just that it leaves the in-play zone.
Wait you're not saying that when you activate a Character to use it's ability that it goes to the chain zone right? Cause only the effect goes on the chain. Or am i off base about this too?
Well no, it's not possible right now for a card to go from play directly into the chain zone. He was just listing all the other zones other than the in-play zone to further define it.