牵 - qiān - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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牵 (牽)

qiān

Definition

to lead along
to pull (an animal on a tether)
(bound form) to involve
to draw in

Character Decomposition

Related words (35)

牵制

qiān zhì

to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops)

牵动

qiān dòng

to affect; to produce a change in sth

牵头

qiān tóu

to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation); to mediate; a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)

牵就

qiān jiù

to concede; to give up

牵引

qiān yǐn

to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow

牵强

qiān qiǎng

far-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning)

to worry; concerned

to hold hands

to involve; to implicate

to lead

to worry about; to be concerned about

牵掣

qiān chè

to impede; to hold up

牵涉

qiān shè

to involve; implicated

牵牛

qiān niú

morning glory (Pharbitis nil)

牵累

qiān lěi

to weigh down; to trouble; to implicate (sb); tied down (by affairs)

牵线

qiān xiàn

to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate

牵绊

qiān bàn

to bind; to yoke; to impede

tow rope

to involve; to entangle sb

牵记

qiān jì

to feel anxious about sth; unable to stop thinking about sth; to miss

牵连

qiān lián

to implicate; implicated; to link together

牵引力

qiān yǐn lì

motive force; traction

tractor

to involve; to drag in

牵牛花

qiān niú huā

white-edged morning glory

a controller

to worry deeply about sth; extremely concerned

牵着鼻子走

qiān zhe bí zi zǒu

to lead by the nose

牵一发而动全身

qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn

(lit.) pull one hair and the whole body moves; (fig.) a slight change will affect everything else; the butterfly effect

restrained; confined

hand in hand

anchor lift (ski-lift)

无牵无挂

wú qiān wú guà

to have no cares; to be carefree

魂牵梦绕

hún qiān mèng rào

to be captivated; to wonder; enchanting

魂牵梦萦

hún qiān mèng yíng

to miss; to yearn day and night

Proverbs (1)

扒屋牵牛

bā wū qiān niú

to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb); to strip of everything

Idioms (4)

牵强附会

qiān qiǎng fù huì

to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)

牵羊担酒

qiān yáng dān jiǔ

pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations; to kill the fatted calf

牵肠挂肚

qiān cháng guà dù

deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious

顺手牵羊

shùn shǒu qiān yáng

(lit.) to lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency; to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

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