Meaning
to lead; to divert (water); to guide
Chinese: 引导、引用、拉开。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yin” becomes a different word in each tone. 引 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 引起yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 吸引xī yǐnto attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
- 引导yǐn dǎoto guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot
- 引进yǐn jìnto recommend; to introduce (from outside)
- 引发yǐn fāto lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause
Example Sentence
这本书深深地吸引了我。Zhè běn shū shēn shēn de xī yǐn le wǒ.This book attracted me deeply.
这Zhèthis本běn(bound form) root书shūbook深深shēn shēndeep地de(adverb marker)吸引xī yǐnto attract了le(completed action)我wǒI。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
弓 (bow) plus 丨 (a stroke for drawing it back): to draw a bow — ‘to pull, draw, lead, guide; to attract, draw in; to cite, quote; to lengthen, stretch’ (引导, 吸引, 引用).
A way to remember it
Drawing a bow (弓) — to pull, lead, attract (吸引).