Memory phrase for the Kanji: 牵
牵
Hanzi-Trainer
Meaning
to pull (an animal on a tether), to hold hands
Pronunciation
qiān
Explanation
From top: large 大, cover 冖 (here: the yoke or tether/snaffle of an animal), cow 牛
Mnemonic
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The person with wide arms uses a yoke at the cow to lead or pull it.
Radicals
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Vocabulary
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牵引
qiān yǐn
to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow
牵掣
qiān chè
to impede; to hold up
魂牵梦萦
hún qiān mèng yíng
to miss; to yearn day and night
魂牵梦萦
hún qiān mèng yíng