牵

qiān

drag, pull, lead by hand

How to write 牵, stroke by stroke

to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in

Ideographic: A person 大 pulling an ox 牛 by a rope 冖

Made of 大 + 冖 + 牛

牵扯qiān chěto involve; to implicate; to be interrelated
牵连qiān liánto implicate; implicated; to link together
牵涉qiān shèto involve; implicated
牵涉到qiān shè dàoto involve; to drag in
牵制qiān zhìto control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops)
牵挂qiān guàto worry about; to be concerned about
牵手qiān shǒuto hold hands
牵引qiān yǐnto pull; to draw (a cart); to tow
手牵手shǒu qiān shǒuhand in hand
牵强qiān qiǎngfar-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning)
牵绊qiān bànto bind; to yoke; to impede
牵线qiān xiànto pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate

我不想被牵扯到这件事里。
wǒ bù xiǎng bèi qiān chě dào zhè jiàn shì lǐ 。
I don't want to be involved in that matter.
不止你，连我也被牵连了。
bù zhǐ nǐ ， lián wǒ yě bèi qiān lián le 。
Not only you but also I was involved.
他承认自己与这宗丑闻有牵连。
tā chéng rèn zì jǐ yǔ zhè zōng chǒu wén yǒu qiān lián 。
He admits being involved in the scandal.
我可以牵着你的手吗？
wǒ kě yǐ qiān zhe nǐ de shǒu ma ？
May I hold your hand?
这可能听起来牵强，但却是个真实的问题。
zhè kě néng tīng qǐ lái qiān qiǎng ， dàn què shì gè zhēn shí de wèn tí 。
It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem.