Read Edit View history Discussion 牽 qiān HSK6 drag Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a person (人) leading an ox (牛) by the nose (自). The 人 and 自 components were later corrupted into phonetic 玄. Pinyin Separate values with commas qiān × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 牵 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 牽 Simp strokes 牽 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a nose. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 牽 Simp strokes 牽 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 牽 Simp strokes 牽 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 牽 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 474, 865 ], [ 544, 830 ], [ 564, 803 ] ], [ [ 304, 750 ], [ 342, 740 ], [ 422, 746 ], [ 694, 783 ], [ 745, 773 ] ], [ [ 501, 726 ], [ 494, 711 ], [ 421, 644 ], [ 403, 610 ], [ 484, 597 ], [ 515, 598 ], [ 525, 605 ] ], [ [ 605, 707 ], [ 618, 670 ], [ 538, 582 ], [ 435, 493 ], [ 421, 461 ], [ 441, 450 ], [ 555, 473 ], [ 598, 478 ], [ 604, 471 ] ], [ [ 603, 519 ], [ 645, 469 ], [ 659, 442 ] ], [ [ 216, 553 ], [ 226, 519 ], [ 184, 422 ], [ 182, 381 ] ], [ [ 258, 518 ], [ 266, 509 ], [ 293, 508 ], [ 447, 536 ], [ 711, 570 ], [ 781, 574 ], [ 810, 565 ], [ 825, 552 ], [ 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386 302 Q 386 305 392 310 L 406 327 Z", "M 565 308 Q 602 315 642 320 Q 679 327 686 332 Q 693 338 690 346 Q 684 356 660 364 Q 627 371 568 349 L 508 337 Q 459 330 406 327 C 376 325 368 325 392 310 Q 428 286 480 295 Q 493 299 509 299 L 565 308 Z", "M 561 190 Q 588 193 861 192 Q 880 192 886 200 Q 892 212 876 226 Q 824 268 787 259 Q 700 243 562 224 L 508 217 Q 355 204 177 186 Q 156 185 171 167 Q 184 152 203 147 Q 224 141 240 145 Q 372 178 508 186 L 561 190 Z", "M 508 186 Q 508 -40 520 -62 Q 520 -63 522 -65 Q 528 -72 535 -70 Q 559 -52 561 159 Q 561 174 561 190 L 562 224 Q 562 261 565 308 L 568 349 Q 568 352 569 353 Q 572 369 574 381 Q 578 397 564 407 Q 533 428 519 430 Q 507 434 492 427 Q 483 420 490 409 Q 508 378 508 337 L 509 299 Q 509 262 508 217 L 508 186 Z" ] } 11 strokes 牽 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 474, 865 ], [ 544, 830 ], [ 564, 803 ] ], [ [ 304, 750 ], [ 342, 740 ], [ 422, 746 ], [ 694, 783 ], [ 745, 773 ] ], [ [ 501, 726 ], [ 494, 711 ], [ 421, 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310 759 Q 282 758 302 740 Q 329 713 359 718 Q 407 727 463 733 L 506 739 Z", "M 533 605 Q 485 611 444 616 Q 422 619 435 632 Q 474 666 508 690 Q 523 702 522 708 Q 522 718 506 739 C 488 763 472 762 463 733 Q 451 685 390 637 Q 354 628 374 582 Q 381 572 392 576 Q 423 588 517 588 C 547 588 563 601 533 605 Z", "M 442 519 Q 424 506 408 489 Q 389 471 374 467 Q 361 460 361 448 Q 361 436 381 415 Q 388 403 404 412 Q 488 454 613 471 C 643 475 634 489 604 487 Q 535 483 452 469 Q 431 465 446 479 Q 465 498 498 527 L 539 562 Q 623 637 649 651 Q 661 658 657 667 Q 651 686 625 708 Q 612 718 603 718 Q 594 717 593 702 Q 590 669 533 605 L 517 588 Q 499 572 482 555 L 442 519 Z", "M 613 471 Q 637 432 654 425 Q 666 421 675 436 Q 679 448 675 468 Q 663 502 604 529 Q 597 533 593 522 Q 590 519 604 487 L 613 471 Z", "M 249 525 L 249 527 Q 237 551 226 559 Q 207 574 205 548 Q 211 506 157 450 Q 136 428 165 374 Q 184 352 198 376 Q 213 398 224 433 Q 237 475 248 499 L 249 525 Z", "M 248 499 Q 276 481 303 488 Q 370 507 442 519 L 498 527 Q 738 563 779 553 Q 792 546 789 538 Q 790 531 783 522 Q 747 452 751 448 Q 760 444 779 455 Q 837 486 884 495 Q 921 502 922 512 Q 921 522 850 580 Q 826 601 749 589 Q 635 577 539 562 L 482 555 Q 431 551 373 541 Q 313 532 249 525 C 219 522 221 512 248 499 Z", "M 406 327 Q 416 340 427 350 Q 436 359 426 372 Q 392 402 375 400 Q 365 399 366 387 Q 372 329 302 262 Q 286 247 278 237 Q 271 227 282 229 Q 324 229 386 302 Q 386 305 392 310 L 406 327 Z", "M 565 308 Q 602 315 642 320 Q 679 327 686 332 Q 693 338 690 346 Q 684 356 660 364 Q 627 371 568 349 L 508 337 Q 459 330 406 327 C 376 325 368 325 392 310 Q 428 286 480 295 Q 493 299 509 299 L 565 308 Z", "M 561 190 Q 588 193 861 192 Q 880 192 886 200 Q 892 212 876 226 Q 824 268 787 259 Q 700 243 562 224 L 508 217 Q 355 204 177 186 Q 156 185 171 167 Q 184 152 203 147 Q 224 141 240 145 Q 372 178 508 186 L 561 190 Z", "M 508 186 Q 508 -40 520 -62 Q 520 -63 522 -65 Q 528 -72 535 -70 Q 559 -52 561 159 Q 561 174 561 190 L 562 224 Q 562 261 565 308 L 568 349 Q 568 352 569 353 Q 572 369 574 381 Q 578 397 564 407 Q 533 428 519 430 Q 507 434 492 427 Q 483 420 490 409 Q 508 378 508 337 L 509 299 Q 509 262 508 217 L 508 186 Z" ] } 11 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.