How to write 掎

掎 [jǐ] 1. Drag, to pull and hold. - 拖住，牵引：～止（截获从后）。～角（分兵牵制或夹击敌人）。 - To drag and hold: ~stop (to intercept from behind). ~corner (to divide troops to restrain or besiege the enemy). 2. Shoot, to fire. - 发射：“机不虚～”。 - To shoot: "The machine does not miss the opportunity to ~." 3. To support, to prop up; an ancient meaning same as "倚". - 古同“倚”，支撑。 - Ancient meaning same as "lean", to support. 4. Censure, to criticize. - 指摘 ([En.] censure) - To censure or criticize. 引: 1. 说文: 掎，偏引也。从手，奇声。 - Explanation: "掎" means to pull aside; it derives from the hand and has a peculiar sound. 2. 诗·小雅·小弁: 伐木掎矣。 - Poem: "Chopping wood and pulling [it aside]." 3. 左传·襄公十四年: 诸戎掎之。 - Zuo Zhuan: "Various troops pulled it aside." 4. 国语·鲁语: 掎止晏莱焉。 - Guoyu: "To stop Yantai behind." 5. 汉书·息夫躬传: 躬掎禄曰。 - Han Shu: "To pull from behind what is deserved." 6. 汉书·叙传: 昔秦失其鹿，刘季遂而掎之。 - Han Shu: "Once, when Qin lost its deer, Liu Ji thus pulled it back." 例: - 又如:掎汩(犹牵动);掎拔(提引而出;挺拔);掎鹿(拉着鹿);掎裳连袂(牵裙连袖) - Example: ~pulling (akin to dragging); ~lifting (to pull out; to raise); ~pulling a deer; ~pulling skirts and sleeves together. Also includes similar meanings for: - 牵制，拖住使不能自由行动 ([En.] pin down). - 牵制（For example: 掎角, to divide troops to besiege the enemy; 掎掣, to restrain; 掎挈, to pin down). - 指摘 ([En.] censure). - 例如: 掎挈(掎契。指摘);掎夺(指摘摈弃) - Example: ~pulling contracts (referring to censure); ~pulling away (to criticize and discard).