牽
Mnemonic
A mysterious crown appears on your cow's head. To pull it off, you grab and tug with all your might. The cow moos in protest as you pull, but the mysterious crown is fused tight—so you end up pulling the whole cow along instead, dragging it across the field!
Additional thoughts
Picture yourself heaving a rope tied to the cow, its mysterious glowing crown refusing to budge. The effort of pulling the stubborn animal captures the kanji's sense of sustained, forceful dragging.Quick recall
Pull a mysterious crown off a stubborn cow by dragging the whole beast along.Details
The keyword for 牽 is pull. This kanji conveys the idea of pulling, dragging, or leading something along, often with a sense of effort or force. It frequently implies being drawn into something or being influenced by an outside force, carrying connotations of connection and involvement. The character is commonly associated with pulling an animal by a rope or tether, suggesting guidance through a sustained, deliberate effort.
- On'yomi
- けん
- Kun'yomi
- ひ.く