排 pái
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 非 not, negative, non-
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
排除
páichú
to rule out; to remove
Characters in this word
除 chú
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 余 surplus, remainder
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 排除这个错。 Páichú zhège cuò. Rule out this mistake.
- 先排除问题。 Xiān páichú wèntí. Remove the problem first.
- 医生排除感冒。 Yīshēng páichú gǎnmào. The doctor rules out a cold.
Related words
- 排 pái row
- 排队 páiduì to line up
- 排球 páiqiú volleyball
- 安排 ānpái to arrange; to plan
- 排 pái to line up; to arrange
- 排名 páimíng ranking
- 排列 páiliè to arrange; to line up
- 除了 chúle except; besides
- 拆除 chāichú to demolish; to remove
- 除非 chúfēi unless; only if
- 除夕 chúxī Chinese New Year's Eve
- 解除 jiěchú to remove; to cancel