抽丝剥茧

抽丝剥茧抽絲剝繭 chōu jiǎn ㄔㄡ ㄙ ㄅㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

  • lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
  • fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 抽 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

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Character breakdown