Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 除


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Meaning

to get rid of, to remove, to exclude

Pronunciation

chú

Explanation

Left: hill , right: excess/rest (A heap is still on the altar [= 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

hill
remaining, excess(Under 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

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