引 (yǐn)

To attract; to lead (bound form used in 吸引)

How 引 is written

Strokes
4
Radical
弓 — bow
Traditional
引
Simplified
引 (unchanged)

Components

  • 弓 bow
  • 丨 line

Common words using 引

吸引 xīyǐn
to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
吸引力 xīyǐnlì
attractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal; attractiveness
引力 yǐnlì
gravitation (force); attraction
引起 yǐnqǐ
to give rise to; to lead to; to cause
勾引 gōuyǐn
to seduce; to tempt
引入 yǐnrù
to draw into; to pull into; to introduce
引導 yǐndǎo
to guide; to lead (around); to conduct
引擎 yǐnqíng
engine (loanword); CL:臺|台[tai2]
引爆 yǐnbào
to cause to burn; to ignite; to detonate
引用 yǐnyòng
to quote; to cite; to recommend
引發 yǐnfā
to lead to; to trigger; to initiate
引誘 yǐnyòu
to coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap); to seduce

引 in a sentence

這部電影吸引了很多年輕人。

Zhè bù diànyǐng xīyǐn le hěn duō niánqīngrén.

“This movie attracted many young people.”

How common is 引?

引 is the 479th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 74.9% of all running text.

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