qiān

to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); to draw in

Character data

Radical ⽜ (93.7)
Strokes 11
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

牽 qiān
  1. 1. to lead along
  2. 2. to pull (an animal on a tether)
  3. 3. to draw in
  4. 4. (bound form) to involve

Words containing 牽

Word Meaning
morning glory (Pharbitis nil)
Pharbitis; morning glory plant genus
Altair (star)
white-edged morning glory
to trouble; to implicate (sb); to weigh down
to impede; to bind; to yoke
to mediate; to pull strings
a controller
tow rope
to involve; to entangle sb
give lavish congratulations; warmly celebrate
variant of qiān lián
deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious
to lead by the nose
to miss; unable to stop thinking about sth
to implicate; implicated; to link together
to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation)
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
to steal when chance arises; petty theft
to miss; to yearn day and night
to be captivated; enchanting; to wonder