To smoke or inhale; to suck in liquid or air.

To pull or take out something from in between other things, such as drawing a sword or pulling silk from a cocoon

To take a part from a whole, such as sampling, drawing lots, or finding time for something

To be abstract or removed from concrete details (as in 抽象 chōu​xiàng 抽 chōu)

To shrink or contract.

(of certain plants) to put forth or sprout buds, ears, or new growth.

To lash or thrash with a whip or a flexible object

To extract or brew, especially used for types of soy sauce

To hit a ball forcefully with a racket in sports such as tennis or table tennis