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Kanji Detail for 引 - "pull, draw, lead"

引

  • Meaning

    引 means "pull, draw, lead."

    1. To pull - To draw; to attract; to stretch.

    2. To draw a bow - To pull back a bowstring.

    3. To lead - To guide others; to take the lead.

    4. To extract - To take out; to retrieve.

    5. To accept - To take responsibility for.

    6. To retreat - To withdraw; to step back; to retire.

    7. To falter - To lose courage; to become hesitant.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To draw a bow. Such as 引滿. | To lead is 引. Such as 引而進之, like saying "bringing along." Hence, mutual pulling is 引繩. Mutual recommendation is 引重, 汲引. | To pull out. Such as drawing a knife is 引刀; drawing a sword is 引劍. Also, withdrawing is 引退, 引避, meaning stepping away. | To extend. Such as making connections is 引伸. | To crouch. Such as 引誘. | A measure. Ten 丈 make one 引. | In old salt regulations, salt was counted by 引. 引 was a salt transport permit. Salt merchants paid taxes, received 引, and used them to transport government salt. The sales territory was called 引岸. The quota was called 引額. Other goods also sometimes used this. Such as 茶引, 錫引. | The ropes of a hearse. In ancient ritual, funeral procession participants all held 引, meaning helping to push and pull. Now, starting a funeral is called 發引. | A song type. Cai Yong of Han had "Longing for Home." | A literary form. Interchangeable with 序. Song Su Xun's ancestor was named Xu, so 序 was taboo as 引. Such as genealogy introduction being genealogy preface. Now, brief prefaces to poems are also called 小引.
  • Onyomitip

    in(いん) いん

  • Kunyomitip

    hi.keru(ひける) ひける

    hi.ku(ひく) ひく

  • Strokestip

    4 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    弓 (yumi・yumihen)

  • Related Keywords
    pull draw attract lead guide stretch drag tug tow extract remove withdraw retreat quote cite reference influence magnetize allure

Sentences including 引

  • I can't take any more work.

  • We have an account with the bank.

  • He moved to new york , where he looked for a job.

  • I am getting a cold.

  • Take care not to catch a cold.

  • I took the job without giving it much thought.

  • Thank you for your business.

  • Try to bring out the best in him.

  • He withdrew his hand from the table.

  • John's face was drawn.

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