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dismiss

HSK 10
chù
チュツ
しりぞ.ける
Phonosemantic compound. 黑 represents the meaning and 出 represents the sound.
Components
black+ exit =
dismiss
Meaning component
hēi black
Phonetic component
chū exit
go out, send out
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[chù]
to dismiss from office; to expel
Example Sentences