斥

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to blame; to reprove; to reprimand; to expel; to oust; to reconnoiter; (of territory) to expand; saline marsh

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

Someone scolded for cutting themselves 丶 with an axe 斤

Components 斤丶

reprimand · Heisig RSH #935

tomahawk + a drop of

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
同性相斥	tóng xìng xiāng chì	like polarities repel each other; (fig.) like repels like
推斥力	tuī chì lì	(physics) repulsive force
面斥	miàn chì	to reproach sb to his face
斥力	chì lì	repulsion (in electrostatics); repulsive force
相斥	xiāng chì	mutual repulsion (e.g. electrostatic); to repel one another
指斥	zhǐ chì	to denounce; to censure; to rebuke
弹斥	tán chì	accuse and criticize
斥资	chì zī	to spend; to allocate funds
推斥	tuī chì	(physics) to repulse; repulsion
排斥	pái chì	to reject; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to repel
斥退	chì tuì	to dismiss (from a post); to expel from school; to order away (servants etc)
痛斥	tòng chì	to criticize harshly; to denounce; to attack viciously
斥候	chì hòu	to reconnoiter; to scout; scout
充斥	chōng chì	to be full of; to flood; to congest
严斥	yán chì	to scold; to censure
斥责	chì zé	to lash out; to reprimand
怒斥	nù chì	to angrily rebuke; to indignantly denounce
互斥	hù chì	mutually exclusive
训斥	xùn chì	to reprimand; to rebuke; to berate; stern criticism
申斥	shēn chì	to rebuke; to blame; to denounce

These characters use 斥 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
斥 sound part	chì	to scold, to upbraid; to accuse, to blame; to reproach
拆	chāi	to break open, to split up, to tear apart
坼	chè	to crack, to open, to split, to tear