(yǐn)

HSK 44 strokes

to draw (e.g. a bow)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yǐn
Meaning
to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰弓丨

To pull back a bow's 弓 drawstring 丨

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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Words with

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yǐn
HSK 4

to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

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yǐndǎo
HSK 4

to guide

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HSK 7-9

to attract attention

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yǐn
HSK 7-9

to draw into

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gōuyǐn

to seduce; to tempt

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attractive force (such as gravitation)

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