抽

chōu

“To draw out” in Chinese is 抽 (chōu).

Other characters with the syllable chou: see all 11 →

Meaning

to draw out; to pull out from in between
to remove part of the whole
to inhale (esp. smoke)

Show 4 more meanings

(of fabric etc) to shrink
(of certain plants) to sprout; to bud
to whip; to thrash
classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc)

Example

你抽不抽烟？

Do you smoke?

From 抽烟 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 抽

抽奖chōujiǎngto draw a prizeHSK 4 抽烟chōuyānto smoke (tobacco)HSK 4 抽签chōuqiānto perform divination with sticksHSK 7-9 抽屉chōutidrawerHSK 7-9 抽象chōuxiàngabstractHSK 7-9

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