抽(chōu)

HSK 48 strokes

to draw out

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Character information

Pinyin
chōu
Meaning
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
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 抽 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌由

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 由 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu由yóu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 抽 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 抽

Common words using 抽 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chōu抽yān烟
HSK 4

variant of 抽烟

Open 抽烟 page →
chōu抽jiǎng奖
HSK 4

to draw a prize

Open 抽奖 page →
chōu抽tì屉
HSK 7-9

drawer

Open 抽屉 page →
chōu抽qiān签
HSK 7-9

to perform divination with sticks

Open 抽签 page →
chōu抽xiàng象
HSK 7-9

abstract

Open 抽象 page →
huí回chōu抽

to pull back; to withdraw; (finance) (of a stock price etc) to retrace

Open 回抽 page →
zhǎo找chōu抽

(coll.) to look for trouble

Open 找抽 page →
chōu抽zhōng中

to win (a prize in a lottery)

Open 抽中 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 抽’s common words

烟奖屉签象回找中

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