Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 由 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
抽
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
抽
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
抽
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
抽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
抽 [chōu]
to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (99)
抽烟 [chōuyān] #2,645
to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
抽烟 [chōuyān] #2,645
to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
抽屉 [chōuti] #4,825
drawer
抽屉 [chōuti] #4,825
drawer
抽奖 [chōujiǎng] #18,205
to draw a prize
抽奖 [chōujiǎng] #18,205
to draw a prize
抽出 [chōuchū] #8,273
to take out
抽查 [chōuchá] #31,232
random inspection
抽象 [chōuxiàng] #15,726
abstract
抽筋 [chōujīn] #9,252
cramp
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JAPANESE WORDS (52)
⭐ 引き出し [ひきだし] #6,795
drawer
⭐ 抽出 [ちゅうしゅつ] #13,733
extraction
⭐ 抽象的 [ちゅうしょうてき] #15,113
abstract
⭐ 抽選 [ちゅうせん] #21,849
lottery
抽送 [ちゅうそう] #23,403
in and out movement (esp. during intercourse)
抜きん出る [ぬきんでる] #36,220
to surpass
⭐ 抽象 [ちゅうしょう] #41,265
abstraction
抽象画 [ちゅうしょうが] #61,760
abstract painting
抽象化 [ちゅうしょうか] #64,222
abstraction
抽選会 [ちゅうせんかい] #71,701
lottery (event)
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