扣除 (kòu chú) — to deduct | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

扣除 is a formal/financial 'deduct' — it specifically means subtracting an amount (taxes, fees, points) from a total. 比扣 more formal and written; 刨 is colloquial.

verb

to deduct

Examples

扣除。
Xìn yòng kǎ shǒu xù fèi zhí jiē cóng zhàng hù lǐ kòu chú le.
The credit card fee was directly deducted from the account.
扣除。
Gōng sī cóng jiǎng jīn zhōng kòu chú le gè rén suǒ dé shuì.
The company deducted personal income tax from the bonus.
扣除。
Chí dào yí cì huì cóng kǎo qín fēn shù lǐ kòu chú wǔ fēn.
Each time you are late, five points will be deducted from the attendance score.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

扣 and 除 both mean taking away or removing an amount.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

口

口kǒu扣kòu

Same sound today

扣 puts 手 (hand) beside 口 (mouth); 口 gives the sound, while 手 shows it is about a hand action.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阜阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

余

余yú除chú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

除 is built from 阜 and 余, with 余 giving the sound.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Math

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