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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
除 (Kangxi radical 170, 阜+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 弓中人一木 (NLOMD), four-corner 78294, composition ⿰阝余)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1352, character 8
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41669
- Dae Jaweon: page 1854, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4132, character 5
- Unihan data for U+9664
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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斜
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*lja, *laː
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茶
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*rlaː
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荼
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*rlaː, *ɦlja, *l'aː
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梌
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*rlaː, *l̥ʰaː, *l'aː
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搽
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*rlaː
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塗
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*rlaː, *l'aː
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佘
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*ɦlja
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賒
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*hljaː
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畬
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*hljaː, *la
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舍
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*hljaːʔ, *hljaːs
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捨
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*hljaːʔ
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騇
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*hljaːʔ, *hljaːs
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涻
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*hljaːs
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稌
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*l̥ʰaː, *l̥ʰaːʔ
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悇
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*l̥ʰaː, *l̥ʰas, *las
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庩
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*l̥ʰaː
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捈
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*l̥ʰaː, *l'aː
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途
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*l'aː
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酴
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*l'aː
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駼
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*l'aː
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鵌
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*l'aː, *la
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涂
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*l'aː, *l'a
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嵞
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*l'aː
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峹
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*l'aː
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筡
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*l'aː, *l̥ʰa
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蒤
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*l'aː
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徐
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*lja
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俆
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*lja
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敘
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*ljaʔ
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漵
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*ljaʔ
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除
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*l'a, *l'as
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篨
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*rla
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滁
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*rla
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蒢
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*rla
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蜍
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*ɦlja, *la
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鵨
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*hljaː
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瑹
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*hlja
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余
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*la
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餘
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*la
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艅
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*la
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狳
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*la
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雓
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*la
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悆
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*las
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *l'a, *l'as) : semantic 阜 + phonetic 余 (OC *la).
Pronunciation 1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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除
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Reading #
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1/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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chú
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Middle Chinese
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‹ drjo ›
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Old Chinese
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/*<r>a/
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English
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remove; get rid of
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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除
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Reading #
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1/2
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No.
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15788
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Phonetic component
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余
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Rime group
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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除
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Old Chinese
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/*l'a/
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Definitions
除
- to remove; to get rid of; to exclude
- (archaic) to be assigned to a new post; to stop serving in one post, and begin serving in another
- (literary, or in compounds) except
- (arithmetic) to divide; division
- (arithmetic, informal) to be divided by
- (Cantonese) to take off (clothes or accessories); to peel off; to strip
- 除衫 [Cantonese] ― ceoi4 saam1 ― to undress (literally, “to take off clothes”)
- 除鞋 [Cantonese] ― ceoi4 haai4 ― to take off shoes
- (literary, or in compounds) step (on a flight of stairs)
- a surname: Chu
Usage notes
- A除以B means "A divided by B". A除B means "B divided by A", but in colloquial speech is the same as A除以B.
- 除 is a transitive verb, and A除B is understood as 用A除B or 以A除B (literally "to divide B by A"), the latter of which is attested in Literary Chinese and likely gave rise to 除以 (chúyǐ). This contrasts with 減/减 (jiǎn), which is an intransitive verb and A減B means "A decreases by B", i.e. "A minus B".
Synonyms
- 免
- 免除 (miǎnchú)
- 刷 (colloquial)
- 削 (literary, or in compounds)
- 削除 (xuēchú)
- 去掉 (qùdiào)
- 去除 (qùchú)
- 報銷/报销 (bàoxiāo) (figurative, humorous)
- 屏除 (bǐngchú)
- 廓清 (kuòqīng)
- 打掉 (dǎdiào)
- 掃/扫
- 排解 (páijiě)
- 掃除/扫除 (sǎochú) (figurative)
- 排除 (páichú)
- 摒除 (bìngchú)
- 撤 (chè)
- 撤除 (chèchú)
- 消 (xiāo)
- 消弭 (xiāomǐ) (literary)
- 消解 (xiāojiě)
- 消釋/消释 (xiāoshì) (figurative)
- 消除 (xiāochú)
- 淘汰 (táotài)
- 清洗 (qīngxǐ) (figurative)
- 清除 (qīngchú)
- 破 (pò) (literary, or in compounds)
- 破壞/破坏 (pòhuài)
- 破除 (pòchú)
- 祛除 (qūchú)
- 罷/罢
- 翦落 (jiǎnluò) (literary)
- 肅清/肃清 (sùqīng)
- 蕩/荡 (dàng) (literary, or in compounds)
- 解釋/解释 (jiěshì) (archaic)
- 解除 (jiěchú)
- 鋤/锄 (chú)
- 鏟除/铲除 (chǎnchú)
- 除去 (chúqù)
- 除忒 (Hakka)
- 除掉 (chúdiào)
- 除開/除开 (chúkāi)
- 革除 (géchú)
- 驅散/驱散 (qūsàn)
- 驅走/驱走 (qūzǒu)
- 驅除/驱除 (qūchú)
Dialectal synonyms of
脫 (“to take off (clothes)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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脫, 褪
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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脫, 褪
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Taiwan
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脫
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Harbin
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脫
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Malaysia
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脫
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Singapore
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脫
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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脫, 褪
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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脫
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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脫
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Xi'an
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脫
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Xining
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脫
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Xuzhou
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脫
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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脫
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Lanzhou
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脫
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Ürümqi
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脫
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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脫
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Wuhan
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脫
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Guiyang
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脫
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Guilin
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脫
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Liuzhou
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脫, 褪, 解
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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脫
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Yangzhou
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脫, 褪
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Hefei
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脫, 褪
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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除, 脫
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Hong Kong
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除, 剝, 解
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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剝
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Macau
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剝
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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除
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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脫
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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除, 脫
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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除
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Foshan
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除
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Foshan (Shunde)
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除
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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除
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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除
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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剝
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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剝
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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剝
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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剝
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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除, 剝
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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除
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Taishan
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脫
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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脫
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Enping (Niujiang)
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脫
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Heshan (Yayao)
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除
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Dongguan
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脫, 除
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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剝
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Yangjiang
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褪
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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除
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Penang (Guangfu)
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除
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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除
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Gan
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Nanchang
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脫
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Lichuan
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脫
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Pingxiang
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推, 剝, 脫
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Hakka
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Meixian
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脫
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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脫
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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剝
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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剝
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Zengcheng (Zhengguo)
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脫
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Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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剝
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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剝
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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脫
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Yudu
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脫
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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脫
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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脫
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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脫
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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脫
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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脫
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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脫
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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脫, 褪
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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脫
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Xinzhou
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脫
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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褪
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Songxi
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褪
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Jianyang
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褪
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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褪
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Gutian
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褪
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Ningde
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褪
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Zhouning
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褪
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Fuding
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褪
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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褪
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Quanzhou
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褪
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Jinjiang
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褪
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Yongchun
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褪
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Zhangzhou
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褪
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Taipei
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褪
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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褪
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Kaohsiung
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褪
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Yilan
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褪
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Changhua (Lukang)
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褪
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Taichung
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褪
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Tainan
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褪
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Hsinchu
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褪
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Kinmen
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褪
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Penghu (Magong)
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褪
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Penang (Hokkien)
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褪
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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褪
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Manila (Hokkien)
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褪
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Longyan
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脫
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Datian
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褪
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Chaozhou
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褪
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Shantou
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褪
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Jieyang
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褪
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Singapore (Teochew)
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褪
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Leizhou
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褪
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Haikou
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解
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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褪
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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脫
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Sanming (Sanyuan)
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脫
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Sanming (Shaxian)
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脫
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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剝
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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剝
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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脫
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Wu
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Shanghai
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脫
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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脫
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Suzhou
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脫, 褪
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Wuxi
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脫
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Danyang
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脫
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Hangzhou
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脫
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Ningbo
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脫
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Wenzhou
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脫
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Jinhua
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脫, 褪
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Xiang
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Changsha
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脫
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Loudi
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脫
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Shuangfeng
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脫
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “to divide”): 乘 (chéng)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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除
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Reading #
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2/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zhù
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Middle Chinese
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‹ drjoH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*lra-s/
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English
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pass away
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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除
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Reading #
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2/2
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No.
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15793
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Phonetic component
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余
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Rime group
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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箸
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Old Chinese
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/*l'as/
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Definitions
除
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References
Japanese
Kanji
除
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
- remove
- except
- (mathematics) divide
Readings
- Go-on: じょ (jo, Jōyō)←ぢよ (dyo, historical)
- Kan-on: ちょ (cho)←ちよ (tyo, historical)
- Kan’yō-on: じ (ji, Jōyō †)←ぢ (di, historical)
- Kun: のぞく (nozoku, 除く, Jōyō)、はらう (harau, 除う)、わる (waru, 除る)、よける (yokeru, 除ける)、のける (nokeru, 除ける)、つきる (tsukiru, 除きる)
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
除 (eumhun 덜 제 (deol je))
- hanja form? of 덜 (“remove”)
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
除: Hán Việt readings: trừ[1][2][3]
除: Nôm readings: chừa[1][2][3][4], chừ[1][2][3][4], chờ[1][2][3][4], giờ[1][2][3], trừ[1][2][3], dờ[1][2], hờ[3][4], khừ[3][4], xờ[3][4], thờ[1], dơ[3]
- chữ Hán form of trừ (“to eliminate; to exclude”).
- Nôm form of chừa.
References