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引 = | + 弓

引 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pull”. It is built from | (pipe) and 弓 (bow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1318.

Keyword
pull
RTK frame
1318
Strokes
4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひ.く, ひ.ける
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
тянуть
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
引 to pull

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. | pipe
  2. 弓 bow

How to find 引 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pipe” + “bow”. 引 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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