Memory phrase for the character: 除

除

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Meaning

to get rid of, to remove, to exclude

Pronunciation

chú

Explanation

 Left: hill 阝, right: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示 [= to show], thus there in excess.)

Mnemonic
 
(The mole control was almost successful:) A hill is in excess: let's get rid of it.

Radicals

阝 hillThis radical shows a hill. This radical 阝 is always on the left of the hanzi. (Please note that this relatively similar radical ⻏ stands for “village” and is in the character always on the right.)
余 remaining, excessA heap remained on the altar, and thus is in excess.




 Vocabulary

除了 chú le  besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)
拚除 pàn chú  to reject; to abandon
铲除 chǎn chú  to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish
剔除 tī chú  to reject; to discard; to get rid of
诛除 zhū chú  to wipe out; to exterminate
除垢剂 chú gòu jì  detergent
拭除 shì chú  to wipe off
除祟 chú suì  to drive out devils and spirits exorcism
摒除 bìng chú  to get rid of; to dismiss
删除 shān chú  to delete; to cancel
驱除鞑虏 qū chú Dá lǔ  expel the Manchu, revolutionary slogan from around 1900
驱除鞑虏 qū chú Dá lǔ  

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