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Chinese symbol for “implicate”

牵连
qiān lián
Traditional: 牽連
to implicate; implicated; to link together

The closest CC-CEDICT match for implicate is 牵连 (qiān lián), defined as: to implicate; implicated; to link together.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

牵 qiān
to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
radical 93 ⽜ · 9 strokes
连 lián
to join, to connect; continuous; even
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “implicate”

WordPinyinMeaning
连累 (連累)lián leito implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4]
牵扯 (牽扯)qiān chěto involve; to implicate; to be interrelated
罟gǔto implicate; net for birds or fish
负累 (負累)fù lěito implicate; to involve
攀pānto climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 牵连.

WordPinyinMeaning
牵引 (牽引)qiān yǐnto pull; to draw (a cart); to tow
牵涉 (牽涉)qiān shèto involve; implicated
牵扯 (牽扯)qiān chěto involve; to implicate; to be interrelated
牵头 (牽頭)qiān tóuto lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead
牵制 (牽制)qiān zhìto control; to curb
连续 (連續)lián xùcontinuous; in a row
连结 (連結)lián jiévariant of 联结 (lián jié); (Tw) link (on a website); hyperlink
连接 (連接)lián jiēto link; to join; to connect

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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