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除
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eliminate

HSK 6 N2
Communication →Language
chú
ジョ、ジ
のぞ.く、-よ.け
제
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "stair steps". The meaning later shifted to "divide", "remove", and "except".
Components
阝 mound+ 余 excess =
除 eliminate
阝 Meaning component
fù mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
余 Phonetic component
yú excess
I, my, me
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Notes
Similar Characters
檃 阢 阮 ancient musical instrument:祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale隙 rift邓 Deng (surname) (simp)邗 an ancient place邘 state in Henan province (iii)邙 henan邛 distress邝 Kuang (surname) (simp)邠 county邡 name of a (90a1)邢 Xing (surname)邬 various place names (simp)邯 city in Hebei province
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
除
Regular
Modern
Chinese
除 [chú]
to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
Japanese
除 じょ 同音
noun mathematics division
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
除 じょ
Jo surname
除 じよ
Jiyo surname
除 のき
Noki surname
除 のぞき
Nozoki place name
CHINESE WORDS (178)
除了 [chú​le] #626
besides
除非 [chú​fēi] #730
only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
消除 [xiāo​chú] #4,438
to eliminate
排除 [pái​chú] #3,385
to eliminate
开除 [kāi​chú] #2,295
to expel (a member of an organization)
开除 [kāi​chú] #2,295
to expel (a member of an organization)
解除 [jiě​chú] #3,847
to remove
切除 [qiē​chú] #5,140
to excise
清除 [qīng​chú] #4,274
to clear away
除此之外 [chú​cǐ​zhī​wài] #5,334
apart from this
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 避ける [さける] #806
to avoid (physical contact with)
⭐ 掃除 [そうじ] #1,804
cleaning
⭐ 徐々に [じょじょに] #2,235
gradually
⭐ 除く [のぞく] #2,625
to remove
⭐ 解除 [かいじょ] #3,602
termination (of a contract)
⭐ 排除 [はいじょ] #3,768
exclusion
⭐ 取り除く [とりのぞく] #6,602
to remove
退ける [しりぞける] #6,832
to refuse
払いのける [はらいのける] #12,688
to ward off
⭐ 削除 [さくじょ] #12,769
deletion
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KOREAN WORDS (21)
제거 #6,351
removal
해제 #11,795
lifting; clearing; removal
삭제 #20,062
deletion; removal; elimination
제대 #24,428
discharge
제외 #30,485
exclusion
절제 #34,084
removal
가감승제
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
면제
exemption; release from duty
방제
disaster control
배제
exclusion; ruling out
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