yǐn

to lead; to guide; to attract

HSK 4 #479

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 479th character
Radical ⼸ (57.1)
Strokes 4
Index # 176

Definitions

引 yǐn
  1. 1. to lead
  2. 2. to guide
  3. 3. to attract
  4. 4. to pull
  5. 5. to draw (e.g. a bow)
  6. 6. to involve or implicate in
  7. 7. to extend
  8. 8. to stretch sth
  9. 9. to lengthen
  10. 10. to provide evidence or justification for
  11. 11. to leave
  12. 12. old unit of distance equal to 10 zhàng, one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters

Stroke order

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Words containing 引

Word Meaning
to commit suicide
to commit suicide
irrigation channel
to light a fire; to kindle
kindling
to invite trouble
(fig.) proximate cause; fuse (for explosives)
(fig.) proximate cause; fuse (for explosives)
detonator
detonator
tipping point
tipping point
to introduce a potential source of trouble
to introduce a potential source of trouble
fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
lemma (math.)
to induce labor (childbirth)
quotation
extended meaning (of an expression); derived sense
to trigger; to cause; to lead to
(agriculture) to introduce a new plant variety
(agriculture) to introduce a new plant variety
(agriculture) to plant an introduced variety
(agriculture) to plant an introduced variety