掣 Stroke Order

掣 [chè] 〈动〉 【本义】: 牵引，拉 (to pull) 1. 拉，拽: - ~肘 (to pull the elbow) - ~后腿 (to pull the hind legs) - 风驰电~ (the wind pulls like electricity) 2. 抽: - ~签 (to draw lots) 【引】 1. 《经典释文》：掣，拽也。 (To pull) 2. 《易·睽》：见舆曳，其牛掣。 (Seeing the vehicle swaying, its oxen are pulled) 3. 袁宏道《雪夜感怀同黄道元作》：流火掣空飞。 (The flowing fire is pulled through the sky) 4. 唐· 岑参《白雪歌送武判官归京》：纷纷暮雪下辕门，风掣红旗冻不翻。 (Amidst the falling snow at dusk, the wind pulls the red flag, rendering it unable to flutter) 【例】 如: - 掣后腿 (to pull the hind legs) - 掣手 (to pull the hand) - 掣脱 (to split; to break apart) - 掣撰 (to pull, to tug) 1. 同本义 (to pull) 2. 牵制; 控制 (to control) 【例】 如: - 掣制 (to restrain) - 掣搦 (to detain and control) 3. 抽; 拔 (to draw) 【引】 1. 《晋书·王献之传》：羲之密从后掣其笔不得。 (Xi Zhi secretly pulled his brush from behind and could not regain it) 【例】 如: - 掣签 (to draw lots for the appointment of officials) - 掣兵 (to draft troops) - 掣开 (to pull out) - 掣身 (to withdraw)