引(yǐn): to draw (e.g. a bow)

HSK 44 strokes

to draw (e.g. a bow)

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起吸进导发入擎用

Character informationHSK 4

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 & structureWhere 引 comes from

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

弓gōng
a bow (weapon)
Also in 弟张强弹弱弯
丨gǔn
radical in Chinese characters…
Also in 个中书十门山

Parts are arranged left to right.

Words with 引most common first

yǐn引qǐ起

HSK 4

to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse

xī吸yǐn引

HSK 4

to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

yǐn引jìn进

HSK 5

to recommend

yǐn引dǎo导

HSK 6

to guide

yǐn引fā发

HSK 6

to lead to

yǐn引rù入

HSK 6

to draw into

yǐn引qíng擎

HSK 7-9

engine (loanword)

yǐn引yòng用

HSK 7-9

to quote; to cite

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