Historical Evolution
引
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
引
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
引
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
引
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
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[zhàng], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
引 ひき
Hiki surname
CHINESE WORDS (189)
引起 [yǐnqǐ] #1,645
to give rise to
吸引 [xīyǐn] #1,671
to attract (interest, investment etc)
引发 [yǐnfā] #4,328
to lead to
引发 [yǐnfā] #4,328
to lead to
引导 [yǐndǎo] #5,112
to guide
引导 [yǐndǎo] #5,112
to guide
引擎 [yǐnqíng] #3,187
engine (loanword)
引进 [yǐnjìn] #14,437
to recommend
引进 [yǐnjìn] #14,437
to recommend
引爆 [yǐnbào] #3,668
to cause to burn
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 引く [ひく] #725
to pull
⭐ 引っ張る [ひっぱる] #1,622
to pull
⭐ 強引 [ごういん] #2,014
overbearing
⭐ 引き受ける [ひきうける] #2,564
to take on
⭐ 引きずる [ひきずる] #2,602
to drag
⭐ 引き出す [ひきだす] #2,866
to pull out
⭐ 引き上げる [ひきあげる] #2,974
to pull up
⭐ 引っかかる [ひっかかる] #3,484
to be caught in
引き寄せる [ひきよせる] #3,591
to draw (something) toward one
手を引く [てをひく] #3,727
to withdraw from (a deal)
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