抽 - chōu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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抽

chōu

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related words (54)

to spin silk

to win (a prize in a lottery)

抽出

chōu chū

to take out; to extract

抽动

chōu dòng

to twitch; to throb; a spasm; to extract and use

抽取

chōu qǔ

to extract; to remove; to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc)

to sob

to sob

to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle

drawer

to whip; to flog; to thrash

抽插

chōu chā

to slide in and out; thrusting

to twitch

to sob; to cry

drawer

random inspection; to do a spot check

sample; sampling

sampling; spot check; random test

to draw air out

to sob spasmodically

to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)

抽痛

chōu tòng

to throb with pain; throbbing pain; twang; pang

抽离

chōu lí

to remove; to step back from involvement; to disengage

抽空

chōu kòng

to find the time (to do sth)

抽筋

chōu jīn

cramp; charley horse; to pull a tendon

抽签

chōu qiān

to perform divination with sticks; to draw lots; a ballot (in share dealing)

liposuction

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

抽调

chōu diào

to transfer (personnel or material)

抽象

chōu xiàng

abstract; abstraction

抽身

chōu shēn

to get away from; to withdraw; to free oneself

抽风

chōu fēng

to ventilate; to induce a draught; spasm; convulsion

(coll.) unexpectedly

to slap

to (try to) find the time to

water pump

water pump

water pumping station

flashcard

abstract field (math.)

abstract word

exhaust fan

to sob and sniffle

flush toilet

range hood; kitchen exhaust hood

abstract algebra

abstract thought; logical thinking

black soy sauce

(coll.) to look for trouble

light soy sauce

dark soy sauce

lucky draw; lottery

a raffle (for charity)

釜底抽薪

fǔ dǐ chōu xīn

to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from under sb

倒抽一口气

dào chōu yī kǒu qì

to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)

Idioms (2)

抽丝剥茧

chōu sī bāo jiǎn

(lit.) to spin silk from cocoons; (fig.) to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)

短中抽长

duǎn zhōng chōu cháng

to make the best of a bad job; to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)

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