Historical Evolution
曳
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
曳
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
曳
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
曳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
曳 [yè]
to drag; to pull; Taiwan pr. [yì]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (16)
摇曳 [yáoyè] #29,730
to sway gently (as in the wind)
摇曳 [yáoyè] #29,730
to sway gently (as in the wind)
拖曳 [tuōyè] #29,980
to pull
曳光弹 [yèguāngdàn] #68,859
tracer ammunition
曳光弹 [yèguāngdàn] #68,859
tracer ammunition
拖曳伞 [tuōyèsǎn]
parasail
拖曳伞 [tuōyèsǎn]
parasail
拖曳机 [tuōyèjī]
tractor
拖曳机 [tuōyèjī]
tractor
摇曳多姿 [yáoyèduōzī]
swaying gently
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JAPANESE WORDS (29)
⭐ 引く [ひく] #725
to pull
尾を引く [おをひく] #16,255
to leave a trail
⭐ 綱引き [つなひき] #37,713
tug of war
逢引 [あいびき] #42,781
clandestine meeting (of lovers)
棚引く [たなびく] #63,167
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.)
曳航 [えいこう] #64,554
towing (a ship)
曳光弾 [えいこうだん] #83,626
tracer bullet
引き綱 [ひきづな] #84,120
tow rope
揺曳 [ようえい] #88,238
flutter
曳船 [えいせん] #130,692
tugboat
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