chú
eliminate
Original meaning:
stair steps
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "stair steps". The meaning later shifted to "divide", "remove", and "except".
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chú
eliminate, remove, except; to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
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