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
抽签
chōuqiān
to draw lots
Characters in this word
签 qiān
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 佥 all, together, unanimous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我们用抽签来决定谁先发言。 Wǒmen yòng chōuqiān lái juédìng shéi xiān fāyán. We drew lots to decide who would speak first.
- 小区的车位太少，只能靠抽签分配。 Xiǎoqū de chēwèi tài shǎo, zhǐ néng kào chōuqiān fēnpèi. There are too few parking spaces in the neighbourhood, so they can only be allocated by lottery.
- 孩子们排着队，轮流抽签选礼物。 Háizimen pái zhe duì, lúnliú chōuqiān xuǎn lǐwù. The children lined up and took turns drawing lots to pick presents.
Related words
- 抽 chōu to pull out; to draw
- 抽奖 chōujiǎng to draw a prize
- 抽烟 chōuyān to smoke
- 抽象 chōuxiàng abstract
- 抽查 chōuchá to make a spot check; to inspect randomly
- 抽屉 chōuti drawer
- 抽样 chōuyàng to sample; sampling
- 签 qiān to sign
- 签订 qiāndìng to sign; to conclude an agreement
- 签名 qiānmíng signature; to sign
- 签约 qiānyuē to sign a contract
- 签证 qiānzhèng visa