引擎
yǐnqíng · HSK 7
engine
⚙️ 引擎 yǐnqíng is a sound-loan of English engine; 引 pull + 擎 lift
引 — bow 弓 + vertical stroke 丨
A compound ideograph showing a bow 弓 with a vertical line 丨 representing the drawn bowstring. The original meaning was 'to draw a bow,' which extended to 'pull,' 'lead,' 'guide,' and 'cite.' The vertical stroke depicts the action of pulling the string back.