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3.

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4.

How to Use 引

To attract or cause

Words where 引 means to draw or give rise to something.

吸引 • xī yǐn • to attract (interest, investment etc) • HSK 4

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 引

引进 • yǐn jìn • to recommend

HSK 3.0 · L5

yǐn引

jìn

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

yǐn引

yòng用

le了

yí一

duàn段

míng

Information

Pinyinyǐn

Meaningto lead, to guide, to draw

Strokes4

Radical弓

Traditional引

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#813

Zhuyinㄧㄣˇ

UnicodeU+5F15

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xī吸

yǐn引

to attract (interest, investment etc)

引起 • yǐn qǐ • to give rise to • HSK 4

HSK 4

yǐn引

qǐ起

to give rise to

引发 • yǐn fā • to lead to • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

yǐn引

fā发

to lead to

To guide or lead

Words where 引 means to guide or direct.

引导 • yǐn dǎo • guide; lead; pilot • HSK 6

HSK 6

yǐn引

dǎo导

guide; lead; pilot

引领 • yǐn lǐng • Guide / Lead • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yǐn引

lǐng领

Guide / Lead

指引 • zhǐ yǐn • Guide / Lead • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhǐ指

yǐn引

Guide / Lead

进

to recommend

引入 • yǐn rù • to draw into

HSK 3.0 · L6

yǐn引

rù入

to draw into

引擎 • yǐn qíng • engine

HSK 6

yǐn引

qíng擎

engine

引用 • yǐn yòng • quote; cite; recommend

HSK 6

yǐn引

yòng用

quote; cite; recommend

引荐 • yǐn jiàn • recommend

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yǐn引

jiàn荐

recommend

引诱 • yǐn yòu • Tempt / Entice

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yǐn引

yòu诱

Tempt / Entice

名

yán言

lái来

zhī支

chí持

guān观

diǎn点

。

He quoted a famous saying to support his point.

tā他

miàn面

lín临

bèi被

yǐn引

dù渡

huí回

guó国

de的

fēng风

xiǎn险

。

He faces the risk of being extradited back to his country.

nǐ你

kě可

yǐ以

yòng用

suǒ索

yǐn引

kuài快

sù速

zhǎo找

dào到

nèi内

róng容

。

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dǎo导

yóu游

yǐn引

dǎo导

wǒ我

men们

cān参

guān观

le了

bó博

wù物

guǎn馆

。

The guide led us to visit the museum.

dǎo导

yóu游

yǐn引

wǒ我

men们

cāng参

uān观

le了

bó博

wù物

guǎn馆

。

The tour guide led us on a tour of the museum.

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嫁jiàmarry; shift; transfer
尖jiānpointed, sharp tip
剑jiàndouble-edged sword
箭jiànarrow
酱jiànga thick paste or sauce made from fermented beans, grains, etc.
结jiéto tie, knot, or form a connection

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Characters pronounced "yin".

茵yīna cushion, mattress; wormwood; Skimmia japon
淫yínobscene, licentious, lewd
寅yínto respect, reverence; respectfully; 3rd terrestrial branch
蚓yǐnearthworm
银yínsilver
姻yīnmarriage, matrimony

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "弓".

弗fúnot, negative
弟dìyounger brother
强qiángstrong, powerful, forceful
张zhāngto open up; to spread; [measure word for table, picture, paper etc]
弱ruòweak; feeble
弓gōnga bow (weapon for shooting arrows)

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