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抽

chōu

to draw out, to pull out; to sprout

🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 由 provides pronunciation

HSK 4 8 strokes Common (12%)

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shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

yóu

由

cause, reason; from

💡 Ideographic: Road 丨 leading to the farm 田

5 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 抽 (57)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

抽烟 ↗

chōuyān

to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)

chōuyān

抽烟 ↗

HSK 4

to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)

抽象 ↗

chōuxiàng

abstract / abstraction / CL:[[種|种<zhǒng>]]

chōuxiàng

抽象 ↗

HSK 5

abstract / abstraction / CL:[[種|种<zhǒng>]]

to draw out / to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / (of certain plants) to sprout or bud / to whip or thrash

chōu

抽 ↗

to draw out / to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / (of certain plants) to sprout or bud / to whip or thrash

to take out / to extract

chōuchū

抽出 ↗

to take out / to extract

抽筋 ↗

chōujīn

cramp / charley horse / to pull a tendon

chōujīn

抽筋 ↗

cramp / charley horse / to pull a tendon

抽空 ↗

chōukòng

to find the time to do sth

chōukòng

抽空 ↗

to find the time to do sth

抽血 ↗

chōuxuè

to take blood / to draw blood (e.g. for a test)

chōuxuè

抽血 ↗

to take blood / to draw blood (e.g. for a test)

抽身 ↗

chōushēn

to get away from / to withdraw / to free oneself

chōushēn

抽身 ↗

to get away from / to withdraw / to free oneself

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