Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 牵


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Meaning

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

Pronunciation

qiān

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

big, huge
cover
cow(second 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


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