chōu

to draw out; to remove part of the whole

HSK 4 #1178

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 1178th character
Radical ⼿ (64.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 966

Definitions

抽 chōu
  1. 1. to draw out
  2. 2. to remove part of the whole
  3. 3. to pull out from in between
  4. 4. to whip or thrash
  5. 5. (of certain plants) to sprout or bud

Stroke order

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Words containing 抽

Word Meaning
to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
drawer
abstract; abstraction
to take out; to extract
cramp; to pull a tendon; charley horse
to find the time to do sth
to twitch
to draw lots; to perform divination with sticks
to get away from; to free oneself; to withdraw
to draw blood (e.g. for a test); to take blood
to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle
to extract; to remove
to whip; to flog; to thrash
to twitch; a spasm; to throb
to sob spasmodically
random inspection; to do a spot check
spasm; convulsion; to ventilate
flush toilet
sampling; sample
to spin silk
to transfer (personnel or material)
water pump
to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling)
to sob
spot check; sampling; random test
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