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引
Mandarin · pinyin yǐn
Meanings
- 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
Characters in this entry
- 引
- yǐn · to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch
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Mandarin tones
3 · yin3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 引. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- to pull; to draw (a bow)
- to stretch; to extend
- to lead; to guide
- to induce; to attract
- to recommend; to promote
- to reference; to quote
- to pull back; to leave
- (archaic) permit; pass
- (music) prelude
- a style of musical composition
- a unit of length, traditionally equal to 10 zhang
- (historical) a form of paper money
character · Etymology 2
- (Quanzhou Hokkien, honorific) Prefix for kinship terms.
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