How is 除 pronounced?

除 is pronounced “chú” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 除?

除 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 除?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 除 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 6prepositionverb

除

chú

除 (chú) means “to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

除了周末，我每天都要上班。

Chúle zhōumò, wǒ měitiān dōu yào shàngbān.

Except for weekends, I have to go to work every day.

Words containing 除

除了chú lebesides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)除非chú fēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless 除夕chú xīlunar New Year's Eve 废除fèi chúto abolish; to abrogate; to repeal 删除shān chúto delete; to cancel 解除jiě chúto remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)开除kāi chúto expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)排除pái chúto eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out 清除qīng chúto clear away; to eliminate; to get rid of 消除xiāo chúto eliminate; to remove 拆除chāi chúto tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove

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Frequently asked questions

What does 除 mean?: 除 (chú) means “to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 除 pronounced?: 除 is pronounced “chú” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 除?: 除 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 除?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 除 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27