Memory phrase for the character: 抽

抽

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Meaning to pull out, draw out, to remove part of the whole

Pronunciation

chōu

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: reason 由 (The sprout/seedling 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.)

Mnemonic
 
The hand takes the sprout/seedling 丨 from the field to pull it out.

Radicals

扌 hand
由 reason, causeFirst, the root shoot 丨 bursts its shell 田 (cf. armor, shield 甲). And this gives the sprout丨 on the field 田 its reason 由.
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 Vocabulary

抽象 chōu xiàng  abstract; abstraction
抽泣 chōu qì  to sob spasmodically
抽屉 chōu ti  drawer
抽搐 chōu chù  to twitch
釜底抽薪 fǔ dǐ chōu xīn  to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from under sb
抽抽噎噎 chōu chou yē yē  to sob and sniffle
抽抽噎噎 chōu chou yē yē  to sob and sniffle
抽噎 chōu yē  to sob
抽噎 chōu yē  

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