Taxonomy of meanings for 曳:　　

  • 曳 yè (OC: leds MC: jiɛi) 餘制切 去 廣韻：【牽也引也餘制切二十九 】
    • PULL
      • vtoNto trail, to drag passively something behind himself
      • vttoN1.+prep+N2N2=placedrag something through N2DS
      • vttoN1.+N2N2=placedrag N1 through N2DS
      • vtt(oN1.)+N2N2=placedrag the contextually determinate N1 in N2DS
    • WEAR
      • TIRED
        • FLY
          • CROSS OVER

            Additional information about 曳

            說文解字:

              Criteria
            • PULL

              1. The general current word for pulling anything in any direction is yǐn 引, and the word is also used in figurative senses.

              2. Yì 曳 refers to dragging something behind one.

              3. Qiān 牽 refers to pulling and leading something in a desired direction.

              4. Chōu 抽 and yú 揄 refer to pulling something outward from an inside, typically in order to use it or in order to take and have it.

              5. Zhuó 擢 is to pull something up and out of its base.