BloomkoHSK 3 · Logic & Conjunctions
除了
chú le
except; besides
Stroke order of 除了
2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
除 · 9 strokes了 · 2 strokes
Memory trick
Remove the leftovers '余' from the hill '阝' and it's finished '了': except that.
Parts: 除 remove (阝 hill + 余 remainder) + 了 particle
The characters in 除了
- 了 le — particle for completed action / change (2 strokes)
Example sentence
除了他，大家都来了。
Everyone came except him.