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抽

chōu

to pull out; to draw

A person pulling a ribbon from a box
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Character

抽 chōu

Strokes
8
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 由 cause, reason
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 请抽一张。 Qǐng chōu yì zhāng. Please draw one card.
  • 他抽出纸。 Tā chōu chū zhǐ. He pulls out the paper.
  • 我抽空去。 Wǒ chōu kòng qù. I will find time to go.

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