引 — Chinese character
引
yǐn
to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
- Pinyin
- yǐn
- Radical
- 57 ⼸ (Bow)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 弓 丨
- Formation
- ideographic — To pull back a bow's 弓 drawstring 丨
- Japanese
- 引 as a kanji
Common words with 引
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 引起 | yǐn qǐ | to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse |
| 吸引 | xī yǐn | to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate |
| 引发 (引發) | yǐn fā | to lead to; to trigger |
| 引导 (引導) | yǐn dǎo | to guide; to lead (around) |
| 引用 | yǐn yòng | to quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint |
| 引进 (引進) | yǐn jìn | to recommend; to introduce (from outside) |
| 引擎 | yǐn qíng | engine (loanword); 台 (tái) |
| 引入 | yǐn rù | to draw into; to pull into |
| 指引 | zhǐ yǐn | to guide; to show |
| 吸引力 | xī yǐn lì | attractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal |
| 引爆 | yǐn bào | to ignite; to detonate |
| 引领 (引領) | yǐn lǐng | to crane one's neck; to await eagerly |
English words written with 引
引 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Art of War 3 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 10
- Art of War 3.16
- Art of War 10.7
- Art of War 10.11
- Hexagram 45
- Hexagram 58
- Mencius 1A.6
- Mencius 3B.6
- Mencius 6A.15
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