• 4164th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (qu1)sacrifice to drive away calamity • to dispel • to drive away • to remove

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (qu1)The component is pronounced as '' (qu4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (qu1)The component is pronounced as '' (tu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

祛除 

Medium Frequency

 
祛寒 
祛痰 
祛风 (祛風)
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  • 464th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 58 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chú (chu2)to get rid of • to remove • to exclude • to eliminate • to wipe out • to divide • except • not including

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chú (chu2)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chú (chu2)The component is pronounced as '' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

除了 
除夕 

Medium Frequency

删除 (刪除)
去除 
扫除 (掃除)
排除 
消除 
清除 
解除 
 
除去 
除外 
除非 
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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