清除 qīngchú▶ กำจัด

Stroke order

清除 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

• 清 — 11 strokes
• 除 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. to clear away
2. to eliminate
3. to get rid of

Related words

• 除ยกเว้น
• 废除ยกเลิก
• 开除ขับไล่, ไล่ออก
• 排除กำจัด; เอาออก; ห้าม
• 消除กำจัด
• 清晨เช้าตรู่

清除 is pronounced qīngchú and means “กำจัด”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 清除 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.