| 1 | 牵 | 牽 | qiān | qian1 | to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in | | |
| 2 | 牵动 | 牽動 | qiān dòng | qian1 dong4 | to affect; to produce a change in sth | | |
| 3 | 牵涉 | 牽涉 | qiān shè | qian1 she4 | to involve; implicated | | |
| 4 | 是骡子是马,牵出来遛遛 | 是騾子是馬,牽出來遛遛 | shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu | shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5 | lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom); fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating; to show what one is made of | | |
| 5 | 牵掣 | 牽掣 | qiān chè | qian1 che4 | to impede; to hold up | | |
| 6 | 牵马坠镫 | 牽馬墜鐙 | qiān mǎ zhuì dèng | qian1 ma3 zhui4 deng4 | to lead sb.'s horse and hold the stirrups; to serve another (idiom) | | |
| 7 | 牵马到河易,强马饮水难 | 牽馬到河易,強馬飲水難 | qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiáng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán | qian1 ma3 dao4 he2 yi4 , qiang2 ma3 yin3 shui3 nan2 | You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 牵萝补屋 | 牽蘿補屋 | qiān luó bǔ wū | qian1 luo2 bu3 wu1 | to be in financial straits; to be of no help (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 牵联 | 牽聯 | qiān lián | qian1 lian2 | to implicate; implicated; to link together; variant of 牵连 | | |
| 10 | 牵累 | 牽累 | qiān lěi | qian1 lei3 | to weigh down; to trouble; to implicate (sb); tied down (by affairs) | | |
| 11 | 牵就 | 牽就 | qiān jiù | qian1 jiu4 | to concede; to give up | | |
| 12 | 牵记 | 牽記 | qiān jì | qian1 ji4 | to feel anxious about sth; unable to stop thinking about sth; to miss | | |
| 13 | 眼珠牵斜 | 眼珠牽斜 | yǎn zhū qiān xié | yan3 zhu1 qian1 xie2 | strabismus; squint (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 牵扶 | 牽扶 | qiān fú | qian1 fu2 | to lead | | |
| 15 | 扒屋牵牛 | 扒屋牽牛 | bā wū qiān niú | ba1 wu1 qian1 niu2 | to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb); to strip of everything | | |
| 16 | 牵扯不清 | 牽扯不清 | qiān chě bù qīng | qian1 che3 bu4 qing1 | unclear; ambiguous; having an unclear relationship with | | |
| 17 | 牵扯 | 牽扯 | qiān chě | qian1 che3 | to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated | | |
| 18 | 牵肠挂肚 | 牽腸掛肚 | qiān cháng guà dù | qian1 chang2 gua4 du4 | deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious | | |
| 19 | 牵缠 | 牽纏 | qiān chán | qian1 chan2 | to involve; to entangle sb | | |
| 20 | 牵绊 | 牽絆 | qiān bàn | qian1 ban4 | to bind; to yoke; to impede | | |
| 21 | 莲断丝牵 | 蓮斷絲牽 | lián duàn sī qiān | lian2 duan4 si1 qian1 | lingering affection or friendship after a formal break-up (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 拘牵 | 拘牽 | jū qiān | ju1 qian1 | restrained; confined | | |
| 23 | 魂牵梦萦 | 魂牽夢縈 | hún qiān mèng yíng | hun2 qian1 meng4 ying2 | to miss; to yearn day and night | | |
| 24 | 魂牵梦绕 | 魂牽夢繞 | hún qiān mèng rào | hun2 qian1 meng4 rao4 | to be captivated; to wonder; enchanting | | |
| 25 | 挂牵 | 掛牽 | guà qiān | gua4 qian1 | Concern | | |