Chinese Character 牵 Meanings and components.

Form

牵

Meaning

牵 meaning[3] in English

To Lead Along.

To Pull (An Animal On A Tether).

(Bound Form) To Involve.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 牵 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are big (大) , and surname Niu (牛)

Its radical[1] is: 牛 (niu2) which means: Surname Niu, .牛niu2surname Niu

In cangjie it is written with KBHQ

How to write 牵

To write牵qian1to lead … you should write a combination of 大da4big , 牛niu2surname Niu arranged in a 冖 shape:

大 + 牛 = 牵

牵 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 牵 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 牵, looks as follow:

牵
Pinyin:qian1 Shape:冖
Meaning[3]: To Lead Along . To Pull (An Animal On A Tether) . (Bound Form) To Involve . To Draw In
大
Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother
牛
Pinyin:niu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Niu

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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