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Chinese symbol for “binding”

绑定
bǎng dìng
Traditional: 綁定
(loanword) binding; to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for binding is 绑定 (bǎng dìng), defined as: (loanword) binding; to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

绑 bǎng
to tie, to fasten, to bind
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes
定 dìng
to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “binding”

WordPinyinMeaning
约束力 (約束力)yuē shù lì(of a contract) binding (law)
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link
绑扎 (綁紮)bǎng zāto bind; to wrap up

Related words

Other words that share a character with 绑定.

WordPinyinMeaning
绑架 (綁架)bǎng jiàto kidnap; to abduct
捆绑 (捆綁)kǔn bǎngto bind
松绑 (鬆綁)sōng bǎngto untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions
绑匪 (綁匪)bǎng fěikidnapper
绑票 (綁票)bǎng piàoto kidnap (for ransom)
决定 (決定)jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng))
一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
规定 (規定)guī dìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations

See also: Japanese symbol for “binding”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.