拒 is built from the 扌 (hand (left)) and 巨 components.
It reads キョ like 巨, as do 距 — learn 巨 once and the family's reading comes with it.
A common word using 拒 is 拒絶 (きょぜつ), meaning “refusal, rejection”.
Kanji that look similar include 披, 抱, 抵, and 抹.
