Memory phrase for the Kanji: 牵

牵

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Meaning

to pull (an animal on a tether), to hold hands

Pronunciation

 qiān

Explanation

 From top: large 大, cover 冖 (here: the yoke or tether/snaffle of an animal), cow 牛

Mnemonic
The person with wide arms uses a yoke at the cow to lead or pull it.

Radicals

大 big, huge
冖 coverThis very similar radical 宀 is understood as a roof.
牛 cowsecond earth branch
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Vocabulary

 牵引  qiān yǐn  to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow
 牵掣  qiān chè  to impede; to hold up
 魂牵梦萦  hún qiān mèng yíng  to miss; to yearn day and night
 魂牵梦萦  hún qiān mèng yíng  

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