引 yǐn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 弓 — bow
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
引擎
yǐnqíng
engine; search engine
Characters in this word
擎 qíng
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 工程师发现飞机引擎的异常振动来自一枚松动的零件。 Gōngchéngshī fāxiàn fēijī yǐnqíng de yìcháng zhèndòng láizì yì méi sōngdòng de língjiàn. The engineer found that the aircraft engine's abnormal vibration came from a loose part.
- 他打开搜索引擎，很快找到了需要的资料。 Tā dǎkāi sōusuǒ yǐnqíng, hěn kuài zhǎodào le xūyào de zīliào. He opened the search engine and quickly found the information he needed.
- 这辆新车的引擎马力很大，跑起来非常快。 Zhè liàng xīnchē de yǐnqíng mǎlì hěn dà, pǎo qilai fēicháng kuài. The engine on this new car is very powerful, and it runs extremely fast.
Related words
- 吸引 xīyǐn to attract
- 引 yǐn to lead
- 引导 yǐndǎo to guide
- 引进 yǐnjìn to introduce; to bring in
- 引起 yǐnqǐ to cause
- 引发 yǐnfā to trigger, to cause
- 引入 yǐnrù to introduce
- 引荐 yǐnjiàn to recommend; to introduce
- 引经据典 yǐnjīngjùdiǎn to cite the classics; to quote authorities
- 引领 yǐnlǐng to lead; to guide
- 引人入胜 yǐnrénrùshèng captivating; fascinating
- 引人注目 yǐnrénzhùmù eye-catching; to attract attention