chōu

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

hand (扌) + [sound: yóu] (由) = pull out, draw out

The hand radical grounds the meaning in a physical pulling or drawing action. 由 mainly contributes the sound chōu and does not add semantic weight here.

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他从一叠纸里出了一张。

tā cóng yī dié zhǐ lǐ chōu chū le yī zhāng。

he drew one sheet out from a stack of paper.

春天到了,树枝开始出新芽。

chūn tiān dào le, shù zhī kāi shǐ chōu chū xīn yá。

spring has come, and the branches have started to sprout new buds.

Words with 抽

釜底抽薪

fǔ dǐ chōu xīn

to take drastic measures to deal with a situation

双抽

shuāng chōu

black soy sauce

倒抽一口气

dào chōu yī kǒu qì

to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)

回抽

huí chōu

to pull back; to withdraw

幸运抽奖

xìng yùn chōu jiǎng

lucky draw

慈善抽奖

cí shàn chōu jiǎng

a raffle (for charity)

找抽

zhǎo chōu

(coll.) to look for trouble

抽搭

chōu da

to sob

抽斗

chōu dǒu

drawer

抽中

chōu zhòng

to win (a prize in a lottery)

抽冷子

chōu lěng zi

(coll.) unexpectedly

抽出

chōu chū

to take out

More characters with 扌