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  1. 祛 is the 4164th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sign), (earth), (private)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qu1 - sacrifice to drive away calamity/to dispel/to drive away/to remove

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

祛除 

Medium Frequency

 
祛寒 
祛痰 
祛风 (祛風)

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  1. 除 is the 464th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 58 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (town), (human), (dry), (small)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. 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 除 (chu2): The component 余 is pronounced as 'yu2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 除 (chu2): The component 阝 is pronounced as 'fu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

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: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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