• 1509th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (qu1)to expel • to urge on • to drive • to run quickly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (qu1)The component is pronounced as '' (qu1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

驱动 (驅動)
驱走 (驅走)
驱逐 (驅逐)
驱魔 (驅魔)

Uncommon

先驱 (先驅)
光驱 (光驅)
驱使 (驅使)
驱动力 (驅動力)
驱散 (驅散)
驱赶 (驅趕)
驱逐舰 (驅逐艦)
驱邪 (驅邪)
驱除 (驅除)

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  • 464th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 110 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

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.