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吸引

xīyǐn

to attract

HSK 4 · Topic “Interests and dreams”
A person drawn to a flower
Memory picture

Characters in this word

吸 xī

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 及 to extend
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

引 yǐn

Strokes
4
Radical
弓 — bow
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这歌吸引我。 Zhè gē xīyǐn wǒ. This song attracts me.
  • 她很吸引人。 Tā hěn xīyǐn rén. She is very attractive.
  • 美景吸引他。 Měijǐng xīyǐn tā. The beautiful view attracts him.

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