to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove; to wipe out

not including; excluding; used to introduce an exception (often used with 除...外 chú... wài or 除了 chú​le)

in addition to; as well as; used to introduce additional information (often used with 除...外 chú... wài or 除了 chú​le)

to perform the mathematical operation of division

(literary) the steps leading up to a door or building; a doorstep

(literary) to remove someone from an old office and appoint them to a new official position

a Chinese surname