Taxonomy of meanings for 抽:　　

  • 抽 chōu (OC: rlʰiw MC: ʈʰiu) 丑鳩切 平 廣韻：【同抽 】
  • 抽 chōu (OC: rlʰiw MC: ʈʰiu) 丑鳩切 平 廣韻：【同抽見説文 】
  • 抽 chōu (OC: rlʰiw MC: ʈʰiu) 丑鳩切 平 廣韻：【抜也引也或作紬紬引其端緒也丑鳩切八 】
    • PULL
      • nabactpulling, dragging
      • vt(oN)draw the contextually determinate weapons
      • vtoNpull out so as to use 抽刀 "pull a dagger", also 抽戈 "pull out a lance (presumably from a stand, in preparation for using it)"
      • vtoNapartpull apart, pull open, drag open
      • vttoN1.+N2pull N2 from the place N2
      • vt(oN)pull the contextually determinate N outCH
    • REMOVE
      • vtoNpull out so as to remove
    • SHOW
      • vtoNfigurativeexhibit (what is basically hidden) for others to see
    • TAKE
      • vtoNpull out so as to take (often hard to distinguish from PULL out so as to use 抽觴

    Additional information about 抽

    說文解字: 【㩅㨨【敕鳩切】 【抽】， 㩅 或从由。 【𢭆】， 㩅 或从秀。

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    • PULL

      1. The general current word for pulling anything in any direction is yǐn 引, and the word is also used in figurative senses.

      2. Yì 曳 refers to dragging something behind one.

      3. Qiān 牽 refers to pulling and leading something in a desired direction.

      4. Chōu 抽 and yú 揄 refer to pulling something outward from an inside, typically in order to use it or in order to take and have it.

      5. Zhuó 擢 is to pull something up and out of its base.