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锄
鋤
chú
1. a hoe
2. to hoe or dig
3. to weed
4. to get rid of
Uncommon • Top 58%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

锄
chú
hoe; to eradicate, to weed out
12 丶

Compound Words (8)

诛锄
zhūchú
to uproot
锄地
chúdì
to hoe
锄奸
chújiān
to weed out the traitors
锄犁
chúlí
plow
锄草
chúcǎo
to hoe
锄头
chútou
hoe
诛锄异己
zhūchúyìjǐ
to wipe out dissenters
锄强扶弱
chúqiángfúruò
to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,544
Word Frequency Rank
48,841 of 84,292

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