引き出し
ひきだし · hikidashi · JLPT N4 · noun
drawer
🗄️ 引き出し = pull (引き) + take out (出し): the thing you pull out
From the verb 引き出す, to pull out or withdraw. 引く means pull, 出す means put out. The noun form names the furniture part by the action you do to it. Same verb is used for withdrawing cash at a bank.
引 — bow 弓 + vertical stroke 丨
A compound ideograph showing a bow 弓 with a vertical line 丨 representing the drawn bowstring. The original meaning was 'to draw a bow,' which extended to 'pull,' 'lead,' 'guide,' and 'cite.' The vertical stroke depicts the action of pulling the string back.
出 — foot 止 emerging from enclosure 凵
出 is a pictograph showing a foot or plant stepping out of a hollow or enclosure, depicting the act of going forth. The original sense of 'coming out' or 'emerging' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It now broadly means 'to exit, go out, or produce.'