除 Stroke Order — How to Write 除

Stroke Order

除 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 阝, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

除 Radical and Character Components

Components:阝余

除 is an ideographic compound. The waste 余 produced by a city 阝.

Radical: 阝 + 7 more strokes

除 Pronunciation and Pinyin

chú

Meanings of 除 in Chinese

chú除

to remove; to eliminate; to get rid of

我们应该尽力排除生活中的负面情绪。

We should try our best to eliminate negative emotions in life.

To change, transform, often used to refer to the end of the old year and the beginning of the new, as in 'New Year's Eve' (除夕).

除夕夜，家家户户都团聚在一起吃年夜饭。

On New Year's Eve, every family gathers together to have the reunion dinner.

To exclude; not including (used in phrases like "unless" or "except").

除非你答应，否则我不会帮你。

I won't help you unless you agree.

In arithmetic, to divide one number by another; it is the inverse operation of multiplication.

十除以二等于五。

Ten divided by two equals five.

In this context, 'chú' (除) refers to steps, a terrace, or a courtyard in front of a house.

晚饭后，我们在庭除里乘凉。

After dinner, we cooled off in the courtyard.

To appoint someone to an official position or a new role.

他被除为新的部门主管。

He was appointed as the new department head.

Common Words and Phrases with 除

chú除bào暴ān安liáng良

To eliminate the violent and bring peace to the good people.

这位大侠一生致力于除暴安良，深受百姓爱戴。

This great hero dedicated his life to eliminating evil and ensuring the well-being of the good people, and was deeply loved by the common folk.

chú除cǎo草

To remove unwanted plants or weeds from an area.

我们每年春天都会给花园除草，让花朵长得更好。

Every spring, we weed the garden to help the flowers grow better.

chú除chén尘

To remove dust.

这台空气净化器具有高效的除尘功能。

This air purifier has an efficient dust removal function.

chú除diào掉

to get rid of; to eliminate

我需要除掉花园里的杂草。

I need to remove the weeds from the garden.

chú除è恶wù务jìn尽

To eradicate evil completely and thoroughly.

在治理污染方面，我们必须除恶务尽，才能真正改善环境质量。

When it comes to pollution control, we must thoroughly eliminate all sources of pollution to truly improve environmental quality.

chú除fǎ法

Division is an arithmetic operation that involves splitting a number into equal parts or groups.

小学生正在学习简单的加法、减法、乘法和除法。

Primary school students are learning simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

chú除fēi非

unless; only if/when; except

你不能玩手机游戏，除非你完成了今天的学习任务。

You cannot play mobile games unless you have completed today's study tasks.

chú除gēn根

To root out completely, often implying a permanent solution or elimination.

我们必须从根本上除根这个问题，才能确保未来不会再出现类似情况

We must eradicate this problem at its root to ensure similar situations do not recur in the future.

chú除hào号

A symbol (÷, /, or :) used to indicate division.

在数学运算中，我们使用除号来表示除法。

In mathematical operations, we use the division sign to represent division.

chú除jiù旧bù布xīn新

Get rid of the old to make way for the new; do away with the old and set up the new.

公司每年都会举行年会，大家一起除旧布新，展望未来，共同为新一年的发展献计献策。

Every year, the company holds an annual meeting where everyone gets rid of the old and brings in the new, looking forward to the future and contributing ideas for the development of the coming year.

chú除le了

except; besides; apart from