黜 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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chù

dismiss

Phonosemantic compound. 黑 represents the meaning and 出 represents the sound.

Components

黑 Meaning component

hēi

black

出 Sound component

chū

go out

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chù

dismiss; demote, downgrade; to dismiss from office; to expel

Most common words with 黜

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*t.kʰ<r>ut	trhwit	chù	expel

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4159th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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