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牵

qiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to lead along / to pull (an animal on a tether) / (bound form) to involve / to draw in
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-778f6fb70fc9b387. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

牽 牵 [qian1] /to lead along/to pull (an animal on a tether)/(bound form) to involve/to draw in/

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Other forms in these source records: 牽

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.