抽 穗

chōu suìdictionary entry

(of cereal crops) to put forth ears / to come into ear

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

抽穗抽穗 [chou1 sui4] /(of cereal crops) to put forth ears; to come into ear/

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抽
chōu
to draw out / to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / to inhale (esp. smoke) / (of fabric etc) to shrink / (of certain plants) to sprout / to bud / to whip / to thrash / classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc)
穗
suì
ear of grain / tassel / fringe
Suì
abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guǎng zhōu]

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