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
抽象
chōuxiàng
abstract
Characters in this word
象 xiàng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 豕 — pig, boar
- Made of
- ⺈ knife 口 mouth 豕 pig, boar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这个概念过于抽象，如果没有案例支持，普通读者很难真正理解。 Zhège gàiniàn guòyú chōuxiàng, rúguǒ méiyǒu ànlì zhīchí, pǔtōng dúzhě hěn nán zhēnzhèng lǐjiě. This concept is too abstract; without case support, ordinary readers find it hard to truly understand.
- 小孩子很难理解太抽象的道理。 Xiǎo háizi hěn nán lǐjiě tài chōuxiàng de dàolǐ. It is hard for young children to understand overly abstract ideas.
- 他的画很抽象，朋友们都看不懂画的是什么。 Tā de huà hěn chōuxiàng, péngyoumen dōu kàn bu dǒng huà de shì shénme. His paintings are very abstract; his friends cannot tell what they show.
Related words
- 抽 chōu to pull out; to draw
- 抽奖 chōujiǎng to draw a prize
- 抽烟 chōuyān to smoke
- 抽查 chōuchá to make a spot check; to inspect randomly
- 抽签 chōuqiān to draw lots
- 抽屉 chōuti drawer
- 抽样 chōuyàng to sample; sampling
- 对象 duìxiàng partner; boyfriend or girlfriend
- 现象 xiànxiàng phenomenon
- 形象 xíngxiàng image
- 印象 yìnxiàng impression
- 想象 xiǎngxiàng to imagine