Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump

Chinese: 抽出、抽烟、抽取、抽水。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “chou” becomes a different word in each tone. 抽 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 抽烟chōu yānto smoke (tobacco)
  • 抽奖chōu jiǎngto draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle
  • 抽屉chōu tidrawer
  • 抽象chōu xiàngabstract; abstraction
  • 抽空chōu kòngto find the time to do sth

Example Sentence

他从书架上抽出了一本书。Tā cóng shū jià shàng chōu chū le yì běn shū.He pulled a book out from the shelf.

hecóngfrom书架shū jiàbookshelfshàngon抽出chōu chūto take outle(completed action)oneběn(bound form) rootshūbook