引 meaning and pronunciation

引
Simplified/traditional character

引 English definition

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[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 㐆 : component in Chinese character 殷[yin1];
  • 㥯 : cautious;
  • 尹 : to administer; to oversee; to run; magistrate (old);
  • 檃 : tool used for shaping wood (old);
  • 櫽 : tool used for shaping wood (old); old variant of 檃[yin3];
  • 瘾 : addiction; craving;
  • 磤 : (onom.) sound of thunder;
  • 縯 : long;
  • 蚓 : earthworm;
  • 螾 : the earthworm;
  • 隐 : secret; hidden; concealed; (prefix) crypto-;
  • 隠 : Japanese variant of 隱|隐[yin3];
  • 隱 : hidden
  • 靷 : traces (of a carriage);
  • 饮 : (yin3) to drink; (yin4) to give (animals) water to drink;

Sentences examples with 引

  • 这部电影很吸引人。
    Zhè bù diànyǐng hěn xīyǐn rén.
  • 这件事引起了大家的不满。
    Zhè jiàn shì yǐnqǐle dàjiā de bùmǎn.

Words containing 引, by HSK level

吸 柿