引

yǐn

Other characters with the syllable yin: see all 12 →

Meaning

to draw (e.g. a bow)
to pull
to stretch sth

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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

Example

大标题今天早上吸引了我的注意。

The headline caught my eye this morning.

From 吸引 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 引

吸引xīyǐnto attract; to appeal to; to fascinateHSK 4 引导yǐndǎoto guideHSK 4 引进yǐnjìnto recommendHSK 4 引起yǐnqǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouseHSK 4 引发yǐnfāto lead toHSK 7-9 引领yǐnlǐngto crane one's neckHSK 7-9 引擎yǐnqíngengine (loanword)HSK 7-9 引入yǐnrùto draw intoHSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarityHSK 4 矮ǎi(of a person) shortHSK 4 案àn(legal) caseHSK 4 暗àndarkHSK 4 巴bāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)HSK 4 摆bǎito arrangeHSK 4 败bàito defeatHSK 4 伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associateHSK 4 薄báothinHSK 4 宝bǎojewelHSK 4

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