抽 (chōu)

to take out; to smoke; to draw (lots)

How 抽 is written

Strokes
8
Radical
扌 — hand
Traditional
抽
Simplified
抽 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 抽

抽取 chōuqǔ
to extract (a medical sample)
抽屜 chōuti
drawer
抽煙 chōuyān
to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
抽獎 chōujiǎng
to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle
抽空 chōukòng
to find the time to do sth
抽筋 chōujīn
cramp; charley horse; to pull a tendon
抽風 chōufēng
to ventilate; to induce a draught; spasm
抽出 chōuchū
to take out; to extract
抽動 chōudòng
to twitch; to throb; a spasm
抽噎 chōuyē
to sob
抽打 chōudǎ
to whip; to flog; to thrash
抽插 chōuchā
to slide in and out; thrusting

抽 in a sentence

這裡禁止抽菸。

Zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ chōuyān.

“Smoking is prohibited here.”

How common is 抽?

抽 is the 1,176th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 91.6% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 抽

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