引 (yǐn): meaning and stroke order

引 (yǐn) means to draw (e.g. a bow), to pull, to stretch sth, to extend, to lengthen.

引

Simplified: 引
Traditional: 引 (same form)
Pinyin: yǐn

Stroke order of 引

引

yǐn to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull
4 strokes

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 引

yǐn
- 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

Radical and structure

引: Radical 弓 (Kangxi radical 57) · 4 strokes · 弓 on the left, 丨 on the right

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

Words with 引

引体向上 yǐn tǐ xiàng shàng chin-up (physical exercise)
引起 yǐn qǐ to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
吸引 xī yǐn to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

引 in our stories

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于是，他带着百姓挖河道、开山口，把洪水一步一步引进大海。

yúshì tā dài zhe bǎixìng wā hédào kāi shānkǒu bǎ hóngshuǐ yí bù yí bù yǐn jìn dàhǎi

So he led the people in digging channels and cutting through hills, guiding the flood step by step into the sea.

From the story Yu the Great tames the flood HSK 6

Stories using 引

Yu the Great tames the flood HSK 6

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).