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CHINESE CHARACTER

chú

除

除

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except

Numbered pinyin
chu2
English meanings
except

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 阝; right 余.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰阝余

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    páichú排除。

    Remove.

  2. 02

    chúle除了tā他。

    Except him.

  3. 03

    xiāochú消除。

    Eliminate.

  4. 04

    chú除sān三。

    Divide by three.

  5. 05

    chúqù除去。

    Remove.

  6. 06

    chúle除了xuéxí学习。

    Besides studying.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 免除
  • 切除
  • 删除
  • 剔除
  • 去除
  • 废除
  • 开除
  • 扣除
  • 扫除
  • 拆除
  • 排除
  • 斩草除根
  • 消除
  • 清除
  • 破除
  • 解除
  • 除了
  • 除去
  • 除夕
  • 除外
  • 除此之外
  • 除非