抽屉
Old HSK 5
抽屉 (chōuti) · drawer
抽屉 (chōuti) means “drawer”. It is written with 2 characters: 抽 (to take out) + 屉 (drawer). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 抽屉 is built
The characters
抽 chōu · to take out
What 抽 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 由yóu — cause
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 由 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
屉 tì · drawer
What 屉 is made of
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 世shì — generation
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廿niàn — twenty
Example sentences
钥匙在抽屉里。Yàoshi zài chōuti lǐ.The keys are in the drawer.
他把照片放进了抽屉。Tā bǎ zhàopiān fàng jìn le chōuti.He put the photos in the drawer.
Questions about 抽屉
What does 抽屉 mean?
抽屉 (chōuti) means “drawer”.
How do you pronounce 抽屉?
抽屉 is pronounced chōuti.
Which HSK level is 抽屉?
抽屉 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 抽屉 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 14: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.