Memory phrase for the Kanji: 除

除

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Meaning to get rid of, to remove, to exclude

Pronunciation

chú

Explanation

Left: hill 阝, right: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示 [= to show], thus there in excess.)

Mnemonic
 
(The mole control was almost successful:) A hill is in excess: let's get rid of it.

Radicals

阝 hill
余 remaining, excessUnder the roof, on the table, something is in excess.
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 Vocabulary

 除了  chú le  besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)
 拚除  pàn chú  to reject; to abandon
 铲除  chǎn chú  to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish
 剔除  tī chú  to reject; to discard; to get rid of
 诛除  zhū chú  to wipe out; to exterminate
 除垢剂  chú gòu jì  detergent
 拭除  shì chú  to wipe off
 除祟  chú suì  to drive out devils and spirits exorcism
 摒除  bìng chú  to get rid of; to dismiss
 删除  shān chú  to delete; to cancel
 驱除鞑虏  qū chú Dá lǔ  expel the Manchu, revolutionary slogan from around 1900
 驱除鞑虏  qū chú Dá lǔ  

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