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
抽屉
chōuti
drawer
Characters in this word
屉 tì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 尸 — body, corpse
Example phrases
- 我的钥匙放在书桌的第一个抽屉里。 Wǒ de yàoshi fàng zài shūzhuō de dì yī ge chōuti lǐ. My keys are in the first drawer of the desk.
- 抽屉卡住了，怎么也拉不开。 Chōuti kǎ zhù le, zěnme yě lā bu kāi. The drawer is stuck and won't open however I pull.
- 妈妈把冬天的毛衣收进了抽屉。 Māma bǎ dōngtiān de máoyī shōu jìn le chōuti. Mum put the winter sweaters away in the drawer.
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
- 抽签 chōuqiān to draw lots
- 抽样 chōuyàng to sample; sampling
- 标签 biāoqiān label; tag
- 把手 bǎshou handle; grip
- 肥皂 féizào soap
- 按钮 ànniǔ button
- 饭碗 fànwǎn rice bowl; livelihood; job