• 1176th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chōu (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 chōu (chou1)The component is pronounced as 'yóu' (you2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chōu (chou1)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

抽取 
抽烟 (抽煙)
抽奖 (抽獎)

Uncommon

抽出 
抽屉 (抽屜)
抽搐 
抽空 
抽筋 
抽血 
抽象 
抽风 (抽風)

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  • 300th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
knifemouthlinewrapNo glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàng (xiang4)elephant • CL:隻|只[zhi1] • shape • form • appearance • to imitate

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

印象 
对象 (對象)
形象 
想象 
气象 (氣象)
现象 (現象)

Uncommon

假象 
印象深刻 
大象 
好象 
想象力 
抽象 
景象 
气象台 (氣象台)
万象 (萬象)
表象 
象征 (象徵)
象棋 
迹象 (跡象)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.