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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)

抽中
chōuzhòng
to win (a prize in a lottery)
抽出
chōuchū
to take out
抽动
chōudòng
to twitch
抽取
chōuqǔ
to extract (a medical sample)
抽咽
chōuyè
to sob
抽噎
chōuyē
to sob
抽屉
chōuti
drawer
HSK 5
抽打
chōudǎ
to whip
抽插
chōuchā
to slide in and out
抽搐
chōuchù
to twitch
抽搭
chōudā
to sob
抽斗
chōudǒu
drawer
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

Metadata

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

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