Keyword
to dispel
- to expel
- to disperse
- to exorcise
- Frequency
- #4307
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
qū
Mnemonic
To banish 去 a spirit 礻; 去 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
祛
sacrifice to drive away calamity; to dispel; to drive away; to remove
祛除
to dispel; to clear
祛风
to relieve (cold, rheumatic pain etc); lit. to dispel pathogenic wind (TCM)
祛痰
to dispel phlegm (TCM)
祛瘀
to dispel blood stasis (TCM)
祛邪
to exorcise; to drive away evil spirits
祛暑
to beat the summer heat
祛魅
to become disenchanted