Using your hand to pull and drag something behind you is called 拖.
拖人下水
lit. to pull sb into the water
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to pull sb into the water
- ,。
He dragged others down with him and did many bad things.
- 貳动verb
fig. to involve sb in a messy business
- ,。
He dragged others into trouble and ran away himself.
- 參动verb
to get sb into trouble
- ,。
He dragged others into trouble but came out of it unscathed himself.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
lit. to pull sb into the water
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to pull sb into the water
- ,。
He dragged others down with him and did many bad things.
- 貳动verb
fig. to involve sb in a messy business
- ,。
He dragged others into trouble and ran away himself.
- 參动verb
to get sb into trouble
- ,。
He dragged others into trouble but came out of it unscathed himself.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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