除

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) to remove; to get rid of; to exclude
 * 2)  to be assigned to a new post; to stop serving in one post, and begin serving in another
 * 3)  except
 * 4)  to divide; division
 * 5)  to be divided by
 * 6)  to take off (clothes or accessories); to peel off; to strip
 * 7)  step
 * : Chu
 * 1)  step
 * : Chu
 * : 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 . This contrasts with, which is an intransitive verb and A減B means "A decreases by B", i.e. "A minus B".

Synonyms




Kanji

 * 1) remove
 * 2) except
 * 3)  divide

Compounds

 * remove
 * : cancel
 * : clean, sweep up
 * : eradicate
 * : delete
 * except
 * : except
 * : exempt
 * divide
 * : divisor
 * : divide without remainder