Vita:抽

Parts

• 抽 1106 pluck
  • ⺘ * fingers (finger)
  • 由 1105 sprout (wherefore, shoot)

Shrek plucks finger-sprouts from his garden (they are great for salads).

KANJIDIC Entry

• 抽 436A U62bd B64 G8 S8 F1437 N1877 V2119 H302 DK223 L1106 K1238 DO1443 MN11930 MP5.0163 E1584 IN987 DJ1254 DG878 P1-3-5 I3c5.7 Q5506.0 DR1376 Ychou1 Wchu チュウ ひき- {pluck} {pull} {extract} {excel}

EDICT Entries

• 抽出 [ちゅうしゅつ] / (n,vs) educe / abstract / sample / (P) /
• 抽象 [ちゅうしょう] / (adj-na,n) abstract / (P) /
• 抽象的 [ちゅうしょうてき] / (adj-na) abstract / (P) /
• 抽選 [ちゅうせん] / (n,vs) lottery / raffle / drawing (of lots) / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 1178 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 抽 => 扌, 由

Radical

• 抽 => 扌 (hand) , 二 (two) , 丨 (line) , 凵 (container)

Graphical

• 抽 => 亅,二,二,丨,凵

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chou1 - 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

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 抽 (chou1): The component 由 is pronounced as 'you2'.
2. Pronunciation clue for 抽 (chou1): The component 扌 is pronounced as 'shou3'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 抽

Medium Frequency

• 抽取
• 抽屉 (抽屜)
• 抽烟 (抽煙)
• 抽奖 (抽獎)
• 抽空
• 抽筋
• 抽风 (抽風)