除 (chú): Get rid of — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 2.0Level 6

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Readings & Meanings

除has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

chúchu

v. (动)

get rid of; eliminate; removeHSK6

v./prep. (动、介)

get rid of; eliminate; removeHSK 3.0 L6

Stroke Order Diagrams 除

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

除=阝mound, steps+余surplus

A slope (阝) where one removes (余) obstacles — to eliminate or clear away something step by step.

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HSK Vocabulary: 除

HSK words that contain this character.

除了

chú le

apart from ("chule...yiwai" construction)

HSK 3

删除

shān chú

to delete; strike out; cut out

HSK 5

除夕

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 除 is used in context

xiǎo小

xué学

shēng生

zhèng正

zài在

xué学

xí习

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(lunar) New Year’s Eve

HSK 5

Elementary students are learning division operations.

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

chú除

diào掉

zhè这

xiē些

hài害

chóng虫

。

We must get rid of these pests.

chú除

xī夕

yè夜

wǒ我

men们

quán全

jiā家

yì一

qǐ起

chī吃

nián年

yè夜

fàn饭

。

On New Year's Eve, our whole family eats the reunion dinner together.

chú除

fēi非

xià下

yǔ雨

，

fǒu否

zé则

wǒ我

men们

míng明

tiān天

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

。

Unless it rains, we will go to the park tomorrow.

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