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yǐn

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yǐn · jan5 (Jyutping)

  1. to draw (e.g. a bow)
  2. to pull
  3. to stretch sth
  4. to extend
  5. to lengthen
  6. to involve or implicate in
  7. to attract
  8. to lead
  9. to guide
  10. to leave
  11. to provide evidence or justification for
  12. old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

引

Meaning
to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch
Radical
弓
Strokes
4
Components
⿰弓丨
Cangjie
NL
Four-corner
1220.0

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