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Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Regular Modern
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Origin unclear
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khen | [k]ʰˤi[n] | pull, lead, drag |
說文解字
《說文》：“牽，引前也。从牛，象引牛之縻也，玄聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.93-94林志強《《文源》評注》p.312
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)