qiān = qi + an1
to lead along / to pull (an animal on a tether) / (bound form) to involve / to draw in
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How to pronounce 牽

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

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+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

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牽 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
xuán = xu + an2
black / mysterious
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= mi + Ø4
"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]
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niú = ni + ou2
ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) / (slang) awesome
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Characters with 牽 as component

qiàn = qi + an4
boatman's tow-rope
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Words with 牽

see 別人牽驢你拔橛子|别人牵驴你拔橛子[bie2 ren5 qian1 lü2 ni3 ba2 jue2 zi5]
lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom) / fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame

Sentences with 牽

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qiān

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

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