(chú)

to remove; except; to divide

How 除 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
— town
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Common words using 除

除了 chúle
besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to
除夕 chúxī
(New Year's) Eve
刪除 shānchú
to delete; to cancel
去除 qùchú
to remove; to dislodge
掃除 sǎochú
to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)
排除 páichú
to eliminate; to remove; to exclude
消除 xiāochú
to eliminate; to remove
清除 qīngchú
to eliminate; to get rid of
解除 jiěchú
to remove; to sack; to get rid of
除去 chúqù
to eliminate; to remove; except for
除外 chúwài
to exclude; not including sth (when counting or listing); except for
除非 chúfēi
only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that

除 in a sentence

除了他以外,大家都去了。

Chúle tā yǐwài, dàjiā dōu qù le.

“Everyone went except for him.”

How common is 除?

除 is the 464th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 74.2% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 除

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