除

chú

ch+ú·2nd tone

to get rid of · to remove

Radical: 阝 Strokes: 9 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

Same radical

阳阿阴隐陈陵都院部附险降

Same radical

阳阿阴隐陈陵都院部附险降邪郁随

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Character Decomposition

除=阝+余

Etymology

The waste 余 produced by a city 阝

Meanings

to get rid of

to remove

to exclude

to eliminate

to wipe out

to divide

except

not including

chú

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Words with 除 244 total

to remove · to dismantle撤除chè chú to get rid of · to dismiss摒除bìng chú to expel (a member of an organization) · to fire (an employee)开除kāi chú to tear down · to demolish · to dismantle · to remove拆除chāi chú (literary) to remove; to get rid of蠲除juān chú to deduct扣除kòu chú

Idioms with 除 45 total Chain

to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor除暴安良chú bào ān liáng to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness除恶务尽chú è wù jìn