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牽
Mandarin: qian1
Simplified: 牵
Definitions
  1. 1 to lead along
  2. 2 to pull (an animal on a tether)
  3. 3 (bound form) to involve
  4. 4 to draw in
  5. 5 to hold up
  6. 6 to restrict
  7. 7 to pin down
  8. 8 to sew up
  9. 9 to remember fondly
  10. 10 to be concerned
  11. 11 to be worried
  12. 12 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 牽
順手牽羊
to steal sth at a convenient time and place without having to go out of one's wa
牽動
affect, produce a change in something
牽牛花
morning glory
牽腸掛肚
worried and anxious
牽牛上樹
to achieve an impossible goal | [粵]: 拉牛上樹
牽引
to tow; to pull
牽強
far-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning)
牽手
lead by the hand; hold hands
手牽手
hand in hand
牽扯
to involve; to implicate
牽涉
to involve; to concern; to drag in; to implicate
牽引機
a tractor
牽掛
concerned, to worry about
牽制
to tie up; to batten down; to curb; to distract
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