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牵
牽
qiān
1. to pull (an animal on a tether)
2. to lead along
3. to hold hands
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

牵
qiān
to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

拘牵
jūqiān
restrained
牵制
qiānzhì
to control
HSK 6
牵动
qiāndòng
to affect
牵就
qiānjiù
to concede
牵引
qiānyǐn
to pull
牵强
qiānqiǎng
far-fetched
牵心
qiānxīn
to worry
牵手
qiānshǒu
to hold hands
牵扯
qiānchě
to involve
HSK 6
牵扶
qiānfú
to lead
牵挂
qiānguà
to worry about
牵掣
qiānchè
to impede
牵涉
qiānshè
to involve
牵牛
Qiānniú
Altair (star)
牵牛
qiānniú
morning glory (Pharbitis nil)
牵累
qiānlèi
to weigh down
牵绊
qiānbàn
to bind
牵线
qiānxiàn
to pull strings
牵绳
qiānshéng
tow rope
牵缠
qiānchán
to involve

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,678
Word Frequency Rank
3,376 of 84,292

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