抽 (cau1 | chou1) : draw out; bud; pull open

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抽

cau1

chou1

[1] [v] draw out; pull out or open [2] [v] sprout; put forth shoots; bud [3] [v] rid; take away; extraction; [4] [v] whip; lash [5] [v] smoke (cigarettes, etc.) [6] [v] shrink

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

抽

This word has been viewed 15322 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Nov 2009 20:23

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抽條 cau1 tiu4*2 chou1 tiao2 = to sprout, to shoot

抽打 cau1 daa2 chou1 da3 = [v] flog, lash, strap, whip

抽時間 cau1 si4 gaan1*3 chou1 shi2 jian1 = find time; take time

悶到抽筋 mun6 dou3 cau1 gan1 = bored to death 粵

隻抽 zek3 cau1 = one on one fight 粵

鞋抽 haai4 cau1 = shoehorn; person with protruding chin 粵

抽氣 cau1 hei3 = ventilate; ventilation

抽煙 cau1 jin1 chou1 yan1 = to smoke a cigarette 國

抽屜 cau1 tai3 chou1 ti5 = desk drawer 國

抽鼻子 cau1 bei6 zi2 = sniffle, runny nose 國
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Showing 1 example containing 抽

佢噏得就噏, 周時畀人抽後腳粵
He talks so much that people often use his own words to contradict him.

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Unicode code for this character: U+62bd (off-site link)

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