抽

chōu

draw out, pull out; sprout

How to write 抽, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 由

Made of 扌 + 由

抽屉chōu tidrawer
抽出chōu chūto take out; to extract
抽筋chōu jīncramp; charley horse; to pull a tendon
抽空chōu kòngto find the time to do sth
抽搐chōu chùto twitch
抽泣chōu qìto sob spasmodically
抽象chōu xiàngabstract; abstraction
抽签chōu qiānto perform divination with sticks; to draw lots; a ballot (in share dealing)
抽身chōu shēnto get away from; to withdraw; to free oneself
抽血chōu xuèto take blood; to draw blood (e.g. for a test)
抽取chōu qǔto extract; to remove; to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc)
抽时间chōu shí jiānto (try to) find the time to

我很少能抽出时间看书。
wǒ hěn shǎo néng chōu chū shí jiān kàn shū 。
I can seldom find time for reading.
我刚刚腿又抽筋了，痛死我了。
wǒ gāng gāng tuǐ yòu chōu jīn le ， tòng sǐ wǒ le 。
I just got another leg cramp and it hurts like hell.
办公桌的抽屉是开着的。
bàn gōng zhuō de chōu tì shì kāi zhe de 。
The desk drawer is open.
当你值勤时最好不要抽烟。
dāng nǐ zhí qín shí zuì hǎo bú yào chōu yān 。
You had better not smoke while on duty.
我能听到她在卧室里抽泣。
wǒ néng tīng dào tā zài wò shì lǐ chōu qì 。
I could hear her sobbing in her bedroom.