(chōu) - to draw out, to take out, to smoke, to lash in Mandarin
chōuTraditional: 抽
Translation
to draw out, to take out, to smoke, to lash
Word origin
A phono-semantic compound combining the hand radical 扌 (shǒu, hand) with 由 (yóu) as the phonetic element, the hand component pointing to the pulling action.
- Origin
- phono-semantic
- Root
- 扌 (shǒu, hand) + 由 (yóu, phonetic)
Stroke order
抽
Examples
。
He pulled a book out from the shelf.
。
I cannot find the time to come and see you.
烟。
The doctor will not let him smoke.
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Please draw a card.
风鞭。
The cold wind lashed at my face like a whip.
抽 (chōu) means to draw or pull something out, and by extension to set aside time, to smoke a cigarette, or to lash with a thin object. It is a high-frequency action verb with several everyday senses.
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