How to Write 黜 (chù) — Meaning “To dismiss / To demote”

Think of the phrase "black out"—the left side is 黑 (black) and the right is 出 (out). Imagine a black hand pushing a person out the door of an office, representing someone being dismissed or demoted.

The left radical 黑 has 12 strokes; pay careful attention to the four small dots at the bottom, which should be evenly spaced. The right part 出 has 5 strokes, and the vertical line must go straight through both the "mountain" and "mountain" sections—a common mistake is to separate them. Keep the left side slightly wider than the right for balance.

Visually, 黜 has 出 (to go out) on the right, while 黔 has 今 (now) and 默 has 犬 (dog). Meaning-wise, 黜 means to dismiss or demote, 黔 refers to a black color or Guizhou province, and 默 means silent or quiet. Always check the right component to tell them apart.

黜 appears in formal or historical terms like 废黜 (to depose a ruler) and 罢黜 (to dismiss an official from office). It is rarely used in everyday speech but can be found in news about political removals or classical Chinese texts, reflecting its ancient roots in imperial bureaucracy.

Common words containing 黜 include: 废黜 (fèi chù) — To depose; to dethrone; 罢黜 (bà chù) — To dismiss; to depose from office; 黜免 (chù miǎn) — To dismiss from office.