抽 chōu — draw out; sprout · English

抽

chōu

draw out; sprout

At a glance · 抽

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从手，由声，本义为引出、拔出。隶楷沿用，形声清楚，未见甲骨文。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为拔取、引伸，后指植物发芽。

Structure

形声字，从手（意符），由（yóu）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinchōu

Radical扌

Strokes8

UnicodeU+62BD

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English draw out; sprout To pull out or draw out; also to sprout.

Français tirer; pousser Tirer ou extraire ; aussi germer.

Español sacar; brotar Sacar o extraer; también brotar.

العربية يسحب؛ ينبت يسحب أو يُخرج؛ ويُستعار للإنبات.

Русский вынимать; прорастать Вынимать или тянуть; также прорастать.

Common words

抽chōudraw
抽出chōu chūpull out

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