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引 (yǐn): To lead — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 引

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How to write 引 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 引

引 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

引

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 引

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5.

How to Use 引

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 引 works in context.

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

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 引

HSK words that contain this character.

引进 • yǐn jìn • to recommend

HSK 3.0 · L5

yǐn引

jìn

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 引 is used in context

tā他

yǐn引

yòng用

le了

yí一

duàn段

Information

Pinyinyǐn

Meaningto lead

Strokes4

Radical弓

Traditional引

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#813

Zhuyinㄧㄣˇ

UnicodeU+5F15

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弓bow

+丨vertical line

A bow (弓) with a string (丨) pulled to draw it — to pull, lead, or attract.

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

míng名

yán言

lái来

zhī支

chí持

guān观

diǎn点

。

He quoted a famous saying to support his point.

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.

zhè这

ge个

guǎng广

gào告

xī吸

yǐn引

le了

hěn很

duō多

gù顾

kè客

。

This advertisement attracted many customers.

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