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谪
謫
zhé
1. to relegate a high official to a minor post in an outlying region (punishment in imperial China)
2. to banish or exile
3. (of immortals) to banish from Heaven
4. to censure
5. to blame
Uncommon • Top 44%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

谪
zhé
to censure, to blame; to exile, to banish
13 丶

Compound Words (4)

指谪
zhǐzhé
to criticize
谪居
zhéjū
(of officials in imperial China) to live in banishment
谪戍
zhéshù
in exile as penal servitude
贬谪
biǎnzhé
to banish from the court

Alternate Entries

谪
zhé
variant of [[謫|谪<zhé>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
5,114
Word Frequency Rank
36,816 of 84,292