牵
to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in
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Dict coverage rank #1,477 U+7275
How 牵 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A person 大 pulling an ox 牛 by a rope 冖
How to remember it
lead along · Heisig RSH #1632
St. Bernard dog + crown + 牛 cow
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 牵
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牵一发而动全身 | qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn | lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom); fig. a small change in one p… |
| 手牵手 | shǒu qiān shǒu | hand in hand |
| 牵线人 | qiān xiàn rén | sb who pulls strings to get things done; wirepuller; go-between; matchmaker |
| 牵红线 | qiān hóng xiàn | to play matchmaker |
| 牵着鼻子走 | qiān zhe bí zi zǒu | to lead by the nose |
| 牵牛花 | qiān niú huā | white-edged morning glory |
| 无牵无挂 | wú qiān wú guà | (idiom) unburdened by obligations or attachments; carefree |
| 牵牛星 | Qiān niú xīng | Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 |
| 顺手牵羊 | shùn shǒu qiān yáng | lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom); fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's p… |
| 牵引力 | qiān yǐn lì | motive force; traction |
| 牵引车 | qiān yǐn chē | tractor unit; tractor truck; prime mover |
| 牵强附会 | qiān qiǎng fù huì | to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom) |
| 牵头 | qiān tóu | to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation); t… |
| 牵心 | qiān xīn | to worry; concerned |
| 牵动 | qiān dòng | to affect; to produce a change in sth |
| 牵手 | qiān shǒu | to hold hands |
| 牵线 | qiān xiàn | to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate |
| 拖牵索道 | tuō qiān suǒ dào | anchor lift (ski-lift) |
| 牵扯不清 | qiān chě bù qīng | unclear; ambiguous; having an unclear relationship with |
| 牵制 | qiān zhì | to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops) |