抽

On the HSK 5 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B2.

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chōu ㄔㄡ

- to draw out to pull out from in between
- to remove part of the whole
- to inhale (esp. smoke)
- to shrink
  of fabric etc
- to sprout to bud
  of certain plants
- to whip to thrash
- classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc)

Classifiers (measure words)

to inhale

Usually

抽一口烟 kǒu take one puff

Less often

抽一袋烟 dài smoke one pipeful

to whip

抽一顿 dùn give a thrashing
抽一下 xià give one lash

Other words read chōu

In the same tone

瘳 chōu convalesce
犨 chōu panting of cow
搊 chōu pluck
𥬠 chōu basket for straining

chou with other tones

臭 chòu stench
仇 chóu hatred
瞅 chǒu look at
丑 chǒu clown
愁 chóu worry about

All 30 words read chou in any tone

Other words read chōu

In the same tone

瘳 chōu convalesce
犨 chōu panting of cow
搊 chōu pluck
篘 chōu basket for straining

chou with other tones

臭 chòu stench
仇 chóu hatred
瞅 chǒu look at
醜 chǒu shameful
愁 chóu worry about

All 30 words read chou in any tone

How 抽 is written

部首 radical: 扌 a form of 手
笔画 strokes: 8, with 5 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左右结构
偏旁 parts: 扌由
形旁 meaning: 扌
声旁 sound: 由

Easy to confuse with 抽

押

Words with 抽

Starting with 抽

抽出 chōuchū take out
抽象 chōuxiàng abstract
抽屉 chōuti drawer
抽烟 chōuyān smoke
抽搐 chōuchù twitch

All 60 words starting with 抽

Ending with 抽

生抽 shēngchōu light soy sauce
老抽 lǎochōu dark soy sauce
双抽 shuāngchōu black soy sauce
回抽 huíchōu withdraw
找抽 zhǎochōu look for trouble

All 8 words ending with 抽

Containing 抽

釜底抽薪 fǔdǐchōuxīn take drastic measures to deal with a situation
倒抽一口气 dàochōuyīkǒuqì gasp
幸运抽奖 xìngyùnchōujiǎng lucky draw
慈善抽奖 císhànchōujiǎng raffle
短中抽长 duǎnzhōngchōucháng make the best of a bad job

Words with 抽

Starting with 抽

抽出 chōuchū take out
抽象 chōuxiàng abstract
抽屜 chōuti drawer
抽菸 chōuyān smoke
抽搐 chōuchù twitch

All 60 words starting with 抽

Ending with 抽

生抽 shēngchōu light soy sauce
老抽 lǎochōu dark soy sauce
雙抽 shuāngchōu black soy sauce
回抽 huíchōu withdraw
找抽 zhǎochōu look for trouble

All 8 words ending with 抽

Containing 抽

釜底抽薪 fǔdǐchōuxīn take drastic measures to deal with a situation
倒抽一口氣 dàochōuyīkǒuqì gasp
幸運抽獎 xìngyùnchōujiǎng lucky draw
慈善抽獎 císhànchōujiǎng raffle
短中抽長 duǎnzhōngchōucháng make the best of a bad job

The words 抽 counts as a measure word

Example sentences and grammar articles using 抽

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