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1.

Animated Stroke Order 抽

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 抽 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 抽

抽 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

抽=扌hand+由reason

The hand (扌) pulls out from a sprout (由) — to extract or draw something forth.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 抽

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 抽

HSK words that contain this character.

抽烟

chōu yān

to smoke

抽屉

chōu ti

drawer

抽象

chōu xiàng

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 抽 is used in context

tā他

cóng从

kǒu口

dài袋

lǐ里

chōu抽

chū

Information

Pinyinchōu

Meaningto draw out

Strokes8

Radical扌

Traditional抽

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1246

Zhuyinㄔㄡ

UnicodeU+62BD

CangjieQLW

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HSK 5

抽奖

chōu jiǎng

to draw a prize

抽查

chōu zhā

Spot check

抽样

chōu yàng

Sampling

Show 1 More Words

抽签

chōu qiān

Draw lots / Draw straws

出

yī一

zhāng张

zhào照

piàn片

。

He pulled out a photo from his pocket.

wǒ我

huì会

chōu抽

kōng空

qù去

kàn看

wàng望

nǐ你

de的

。

I will spare time to visit you.

lǎo老

shī师

huì会

bú不

dìng定

qī期

chōu抽

chá查

zuò作

yè业

。

The teacher will conduct random checks on homework.

qǐng请

bú不

yào要

zài在

shì室

nèi内

chōu抽

yān烟

。

Please do not smoke indoors.

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