qiān

drag

A person pulling an ox  by a rope 

Components
玄 meaning component

  Meaning component

xuán

  

deep

冖 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

cover

牛 meaning component

  Meaning component

niú

  

cow

Evolution

牽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
牽 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
牽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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qiān

drag, pull, lead by hand; to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in

Most common words with 牽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to lead along

牵扯

to involve

牵涉

to involve

牵连

to implicate

牵挂

to worry about

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)