引き出す
ひきだす · hikidasu · JLPT N2 · verb-godan
to take out
🥕 引く (hiku: pull) + 出す (dasu: take out) = 引き出す: pull out, take out
Hiku means to pull and dasu means to take out or put out. Joined, they give pull out, which also covers withdrawing money from a bank account.
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.'