牵(qiān)

HSK 69 strokesTrad. 牽

to lead along

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Character information

Pinyin
qiān
Meaning
to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
牽

Origin & structure

Where 牵 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱大⿱冖牛

A person 大 pulling an ox 牛 by a rope 冖

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

大dà冖mì牛niú

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 牽: A person pulling 冖 an ox 牛 by a rope 玄

How to write 牵 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 牵

Common words using 牵 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qiān牵zhì制
HSK 7-9

to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops)

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qiān牵chě扯
HSK 7-9

to involve; to implicate

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qiān牵guà挂
HSK 7-9

to worry about

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qiān牵shè涉
HSK 7-9

to involve

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qiān牵tóu头
HSK 7-9

to lead (an animal by the head)

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jū拘qiān牵

restrained; confined

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qiān牵dòng动

to affect; to produce a change in sth

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wú无qiān牵wú无guà挂

(idiom) unburdened by obligations or attachments; carefree

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 牵’s common words

制扯挂涉头拘动无

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