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Chinese symbol for “bondage”

捆缚
kǔn fù
Traditional: 捆縛
bondage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bondage is 捆缚 (kǔn fù), defined as: bondage.

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

捆 kǔn
to bind, to tie, to truss up; a bundle
radical 64 ⼿ · 10 strokes
缚 fù
to tie, to bind
radical 120 ⽷ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bondage”

WordPinyinMeaning
绑缚 (綁縛)bǎng fùto tie up; to bind

Related words

Other words that share a character with 捆缚.

WordPinyinMeaning
捆绑 (捆綁)kǔn bǎngto bind
捆扎 (捆紮)kǔn zāto bundle up with rope (e.g. firewood); to secure with rope (e.g. suitcases on the roof of a car)
束缚 (束縛)shù fùto bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
作茧自缚 (作繭自縛)zuò jiǎn zì fùto spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist by his own petard
绑缚 (綁縛)bǎng fùto tie up; to bind
缚鸡之力 (縛雞之力)fù jī zhī lì(lit.) the strength to truss a chicken (idiom); (fig.) slight physical strength
吊坠缚 (吊墜縛)diào zhuì fùstrappado bondage

See also: Japanese symbol for “bondage”.

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.

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