引 (jan5 | yin3 yin4) : pull; attract; guide

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引

jan5

yin3 yin4

[1] [v] pull; attract [2] [v] guide [3] [v] introduce [4] [v] quote [5] [v] retire [6] [v] cause; make [7] a unit of length

Stroke count: 4

Level: 2

Radical: 弓 (#57)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

引

This word has been viewed 9177 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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吸引 kap1 jan5 xi1 yin3 = to attract, be attractive

引力 jan5 lik6 = gravity

引號 jan5 hou6 = quotation mark; quotes

單引號 daan1 jan5 hou6 = single quotation mark; single quote

雙引號 soeng1 jan5 hou6 = double quotation mark; double quote

索引 saak3 jan5 suo3 yin3 = index

引進 jan5 zeon3 yin3 jin4 = introduce from elsewhere

引起 jan5 hei2 yin3 qi3 = to give rise to

引誘 jan5 jau5 yin3 you4 = to coerce; to lure

引用 jan5 jung6 yin3 yong4 = to quote; to cite

引導 jan5 dou6 yin3 dao3 = to guide

引入 jan5 jap6 yin3 ru4 = to draw into

引人注目 jan5 jan4 zyu3 muk6 yin3 ren2 zhu4 mu4 = striking

指引 zi2 jan5 zhi3 yin3 = to guide; to show; guide; show

引擎 jan5 king4 yin3 qing2 = engine

牽引 hin1 jan5 qian1 yin3 = to tow; to pull

引渡 jan5 dou6 yin3 du4 = to extradite

引述 jan5 seot6 = quoting

引伸 jan5 san1 = explicate, explain

引爆 jan5 baau3 = detonate; ignite

引發 jan5 faat3 = initiation

引致 jan5 zi3 = arise out of; beget; cause; trigger; engender

引擎罩 jan5 king4 zaau3 yin3 qing2 zhao4 = engine cover; bonnet

引擎蓋 jan5 king4 goi3 yin3 qing2 gai4 = engine cover; bonnet

吸引力 kap1 jan5 lik6 = attraction; the power of attraction

引人注意 jan5 jan4 zyu3 ji3 yin3 ren2 zhu4 yi4 = attractive

引信系統 jan5 seon3 hai6 tung2 yin3 xin4 xi4 tong3 = fusing/fuzing system

引出 jan5 ceot1 yin3 chu1 = extract

引子 jan5 zi2 yin3 zi5 = primer

引爆裝置 jan5 baau3 zong1 zi3 yin3 bao4 zhuang1 zhi4 = detonator

引言 jan5 jin4 yin3 yan2 = a forward, an introduction

引語 jan5 jyu5 yin3 yu3 = quotation

引證 jan5 zing3 yin3 zheng4 = to cite; to quote; to cite as evidence

公引 gung1 jan5 gong1 yin3 = hectometer

搜索引擎 sau2 saak3 jan5 king4 sou1 suo3 yin3 qing2 = (Internet) search engine (common formation)

激光打引機 gik1 gwong1 daa2 jan5 gei1 ji1 guang1 da3 yin3 ji1 = laser printer

磁性引力 ci4 sing3 jan5 lik6 ci2 xing4 yin3 li4 = [n] polarity

搜尋引擎 sau2 cam4 jan5 king4 sou1 xun2 yin3 qing2 = an internet search engine (common formation)

吸引遊客的地方 kap1 jan5 jau4 haak3 dik1 dei6 fong1 = attraction 國

壓力引致的疾病 aat3 lik6 jan5 zi3 dik1 zat6 beng6 = stress-induced illnesses 國

尚未引爆的炸彈 soeng6 mei6 jan5 baau3 dik1 zaa3 daan6*2 = unexploded bombs 國

牽引機 hin1 jan5 gei1 qian1 yin3 ji1 = a tractor

導引 dou6 jan5 dao3 yin3 = [v] to lead; to guide

引向 jan5 hoeng3 yin3 xiang4 = lead to

摘引 zaak6 jan5 zhai1 yin3 = to quote

小引 siu2 jan5 xiao3 ying3 = introductory note; foreword

引水 jan5 seoi2 yin3 shui3 = pilot a ship into a harbour; draw or channel water

引河 jan5 ho4 yin3 he2 = irrigation channel; diversion canal

引線 jan5 sin3 yin3 xian4 = lead (wire); go-between; catalyst

引見 jan5 gin3 yin3 jian4 = introduce; present

勾引 ngau1 jan5 gou1 yin3 = seduce; entice

引水工程 jan5 seoi2 gung1 cing4 yin3 shui3 gong1 cheng2 = water-induction engineering (common formation)

引路犬 jan5 lou6 hyun2 = guide dog

引入線 jan5 jap6 sin3 = drop cable (common formation)

穿針引線 cyun1 zam1 jan5 sin3 chuan1 zhen1 yin3 xian4 = act as a go-between (common formation)

引狼入室 jan5 long4 jap6 sat1 = attract a bad person into one's home

引吭高歌 jan5 hong4 gou1 go1 yin3 hang2 gao1 ge1 = sing joyfully in a loud voice; sing heartily

引咎 jan5 gau3 yin3 jiu4 = take the blame; accept responsibility (for a mistake)

地心引力 dei6 sam1 jan5 lik6 di4 xin1 yin3 li4 = gravity; gravitation

引申 jan5 san1 yin3 shen1 = extend (the meaning of a word, etc.)

引人入勝 jan5 jan4 jap6 sing3 = attractive; eye-catching

引咎辭職 jan3 gau3 ci4 zik1 yin3 jiu4 ci2 zhi2 = to take the blame upon oneself and resign

家長指引 gaa1 zoeng2 zi2 jan5 jia1 zhang3 zhi3 yin3 = parental guidance

引水道 jan5 seoi2 dou6 yin3 shui3 dao4 = catch water, catchwater

引領 jan5 ling5 yin3 ling3 = guide; await eagerly

引文 jan5 man4 yin3 wen2 = quotation

招蜂引蝶 ziu1 fung1 jan5 dip6 zhao1 feng1 yin3 die2 = use one's female beauty to flirt with men

引力場 jan5 lik6 coeng4 yin3 li4 chang3 = gravitational field

吸引子網絡 kap1 jan5 zi2 mong5 lok3 xi1 yin3 zi3 wang3 luo4 = attractor network

東引鄉 dung1 jan5 hoeng1 dong1 yin3 xiang1 = Tungyin (village in Taiwan)

引軍 jan5 gwan1 yin3 jun1 = [v] lead an army

Showing all 3 examples containing 引

佳叔引咎辭職
Uncle Gaai took the blame for the mistake and resigned from work.

佢一句話﹐引到成屋人都笑起嚟。粵
His remark set everyone in the house roaring with laughter.
[起嚟 is a verb complement which means 'starting to ...'.]

大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

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