抽
Meaning
- to draw out; to pull out from in between
- to remove part of the whole
- to inhale (esp. smoke)
Example sentence
他停下来抽根烟。
He stopped for a quick cigarette.
The character 抽
抽 is 扌, a hand, beside 由: drawing something out from among others. 抽出 to pull out, 抽时间 to find time, 抽奖 a prize draw — and 抽烟 is drawing on a cigarette.