| 除 | chú | to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including |
| 旧 | jiù | old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) |
| 更 | gēng | to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (eg of a sentry or guard) |
| 更 | gèng | more; even more; further; still; still more |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly; meso- (chemistry); abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 or Singapore 新加坡 |
| 更新 | gēng xīn | to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate |
