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CHINESE CHARACTER

牽 (qiān): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

qiān
to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
HSK —11 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

牛 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 牽.

玄 · 冖 · 牛

Visible components

牽 is decomposed as ⿱⿻玄冖牛.

STROKES · 11

Write 牽 in 11 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 牽 (qiān) mean in Chinese?

to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand

How do you write 牽 in stroke order?

牽 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 牽?

牛 is the radical in 牽. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 牽?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.