chōu
⼿Radical 64 · 8 strokes

to draw out; to pull out from in between

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MEANING7 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to draw out; to pull out from in between

    用力拉出来;从中间取出yònglì lāchūlái; cóng zhōngjiān qǔchū

    • He pulled a pen out of his pocket.

    + 2 more examples for this meaning
    • My dad smokes a pack of cigarettes every day.

    • My dad smokes a pack of cigarettes every day.

  2. verb

    to inhale (esp. smoke)

    吸入烟雾等,通常指吸烟xīrù yānwù děng, tōngcháng zhǐ xīyān

    • He likes to smoke.

  3. verb

    to remove part of the whole

    从整体中取出一部分cóng zhěngtǐ zhōng qǔ chū yī bùfen

    • Please draw out a piece of paper.

  4. verb

    to whip; to thrash

    用鞭子等打;挥打yòng biānzi děng dǎ; huīdǎ

    • He whipped the horse with a whip.

  5. verb

    (of fabric etc) to shrink

    布料等受热变小búliào děng shòuhuà biàn xiǎo

    • This garment will shrink.

  6. verb

    (of certain plants) to sprout; to bud

    植物长出新的枝叶或花zhíwù zhǎngchū xīn de zhīyè huò huā

    • Spring has arrived, and the trees are beginning to sprout buds.

  7. measure word

    classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc)

    用来数纸张或布料等的量词yònglái shǔ zhǐzhāng huò búliào děng de liàngcí

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Using your hand to pull out and draw upward from a single point is the action of extracting.

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