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抽
chōu
1. to draw out
2. to pull out from in between
3. to remove part of the whole
4. (of certain plants) to sprout or bud
5. to whip or thrash
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

抽
chōu
to draw out, to pull out; to sprout
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

双抽
shuāngchōu
black soy sauce
抽查
chōuchá
random inspection
抽样
chōuyàng
sample
抽检
chōujiǎn
sampling
抽气
chōuqì
to draw air out
抽泣
chōuqì
to sob spasmodically
抽烟
chōuyān
to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
HSK 4
抽奖
chōujiǎng
to draw a prize
抽痛
chōutòng
to throb with pain
抽空
chōukòng
to find the time to do sth
抽筋
chōujīn
cramp
抽签
chōuqiān
to perform divination with sticks
抽丝
chōusī
to spin silk
抽脂
chōuzhī
liposuction
抽菸
chōuyān
variant of [[抽煙|抽烟<chōuyān>]]
抽血
chōuxuè
to take blood
抽调
chōudiào
to transfer (personnel or material)
抽象
chōuxiàng
abstract
HSK 5
抽身
chōushēn
to get away from
抽离
chōulí
to remove

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,177
Word Frequency Rank
1,288 of 84,292

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