除
HSK 3

除 (chú): eliminate, remove, except

chú

eliminate, remove, except

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Pinyin

chú

HSK Level

Level 3

Characters

1

English Meaning

eliminate, remove, except

How to Write 除 (chú)

除 is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

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Origin of 除

The waste 余 produced by a city 阝

What 除 is Made Of

除 is built from 2 components:

阝place, town, city
余surplus, remainder

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Words Using 除

Common Chinese words that contain 除:

删除

shānchú

废除

fèichú

开除

kāichú

排除

páichú

消除

xiāochú

清除

qīngchú

解除

jiěchú

除了

chúle

除夕

chúxī

除非

chúfēi

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