斥

chì
#1,854 most
frequent character
to blame, to reprove, to reprimand

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

斥 comes from the form of 宅 zhái, and its early sense was to enlarge a building. From that idea of expanding came to oust or expel, then to reprimand or reprove.

斥 as a component in other characters

sound3 characters
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Homophones

赤chì
red, scarlet, bare, naked

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