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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)

牵牛
qiānniú
morning glory (Pharbitis nil)
牵记
qiānjì
to feel anxious about sth
牵联
qiānlián
variant of [[牽連|牵连<qiānlián>]]
牵制
qiānzhì
to control
HSK 6
牵累
qiānlèi
to weigh down
牵绊
qiānbàn
to bind
牵线
qiānxiàn
to pull strings
牵动
qiāndòng
to affect
牵就
qiānjiù
to concede
牵引
qiānyǐn
to pull
牵头
qiāntóu
to lead (an animal by the head)
牵连
qiānlián
to implicate
牵强
qiānqiǎng
far-fetched
牵缠
qiānchán
to involve
牵心
qiānxīn
to worry
牵绳
qiānshéng
tow rope
牵手
qiānshǒu
to hold hands
牵扯
qiānchě
to involve
HSK 6
牵扶
qiānfú
to lead
牵挂
qiānguà
to worry about

Metadata

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

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