1. 除

除

Previous (曾)Next (农)
  • 464th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 110 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
除→
阝余
2Radical
除→
阝town人human干dry小small
3Graphical
除→
丨㇌人一一丨亅八

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

Appears In

除 also appears in:
滁篨

Example Words

Common

除了 
除夕 

Uncommon

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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.