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牽

简牵 · 繁牽

Mandarin · pinyin qiān

to lead along
to pull (an animal on a tether)
(bound form) to involve
to draw in

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牽: Look up this written character
牵: qiān · drag, pull, lead by hand

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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Cantonese word readings for 牽. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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to drag; to pull; to lead by hand
to involve; to drag in
to think about (someone); to be concerned about
to hold up; to hinder; to drag (someone)
a surname

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 縴 /纤 (“tow rope”)

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(Eastern Min) to clutch

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