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Character Decomposition
除=阝+余
Etymology
The waste 余 produced by a city 阝
Meanings
to get rid of
to remove
to exclude
to eliminate
to wipe out
to divide
except
not including
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Words with 除 244 total
to remove · to dismantle撤除chè chúto get rid of · to dismiss摒除bìng chúto expel (a member of an organization) · to fire (an employee)开除kāi chúto tear down · to demolish · to dismantle · to remove拆除chāi chú(literary) to remove; to get rid of蠲除juān chúto deduct扣除kòu chúto eradicate · to exterminate剪除jiǎn chúto quit · to give up (a bad habit)戒除jiè chúto get rid of · to dismiss · to brush aside屏除bǐng chúto clear away · to eliminate · to get rid of清除qīng chúto get rid of · to weed out · to reject攘除rǎng chúto prevent · to avoid · to excuse · to exempt · to relieve · (of a debt) to remit免除miǎn chú
Idioms with 除 45 total Chain
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