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抽 = 扌 + 由

抽 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pluck”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 由 (wherefore). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1187.

Keyword
pluck
RTK frame
1187
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひき-
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
щипать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
抽 draw out

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 扌 finger
  2. 由 wherefore

How to find 抽 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “finger” + “wherefore”. 抽 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 抽 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.