束 — Chinese character
束
shù
to bind, to control, to restrain; bale
- Pinyin
- shù
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 木 口
- Formation
- ideographic — Lumber 木 bound by rope 口
- Japanese
- 束 as a kanji
Common words with 束
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 结束 (結束) | jié shù | to end; to finish; to conclude |
| 约束 (約束) | yuē shù | to restrict; to limit to |
| 束缚 (束縛) | shù fù | to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle |
| 拘束 | jū shù | to restrict; to restrain |
| 光束 | guāng shù | light beam |
| 束手无策 (束手無策) | shù shǒu wú cè | lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis |
| 装束 (裝束) | zhuāng shù | attire; clothing |
| 约束力 (約束力) | yuē shù lì | (of a contract) binding (law) |
| 管束 | guǎn shù | to exercise control over; restriction; control |
| 花束 | huā shù | bouquet |
| 无拘无束 (無拘無束) | wú jū wú shù | free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered; unbuttoned |
| 结束语 (結束語) | jié shù yǔ | concluding remarks |
English words written with 束
- end
- restricted
- uncomfortable
- submission
- bind
- bouquet
- inhibited
- unfettered
- constrain
- reticent
- shackle
- unbuttoned
束 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 2 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 4
- Analects 5.7
- Analects 7.7
- Hexagram 22
- Mencius 6B.7
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
- Zhuangzi Joined Toes
- Zhuangzi Autumn Floods
- Zhuangzi Hsü Wu Kuei
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