• 1677th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiān (qian1)to pull (an animal on a tether) • to lead along • to hold hands

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

牵挂 (牽掛)

Uncommon

牵制 (牽制)
牵动 (牽動)
牵引 (牽引)
牵强 (牽強)
牵手 (牽手)
牵扯 (牽扯)
牵涉 (牽涉)
牵绊 (牽絆)
牵线 (牽線)
牵连 (牽連)
魂牵梦萦 (魂牽夢縈)
魂牵梦绕 (魂牽夢繞)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.