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強引

ごういん

overbearing, pushy

Mnemonic

Strongly 強 pulled 引, which is being dragged along rather than persuaded. He is going in whether anybody likes it or not, and I could not get out of it: ごういん.

Built from

strong
弓 bow + 厶 private + 虫 insect
pull, draw
弓 a bow, with the line beside it standing for the string coming back.

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