Chinese symbol for “bunch”
捆
kǔn
a bunch; to tie together; bundle
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bunch is 捆 (kǔn), defined as: a bunch; to tie together; bundle.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “bunch”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘟噜 (嘟嚕) | dū lu | bunch; cluster |
| 串 | chuàn | to string together; to skewer |
| 束 | shù | to bind; bunch |
| 果穗 | guǒ suì | ear (of corn or sorghum etc); bunch (of grapes) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 捆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捆绑 (捆綁) | kǔn bǎng | to bind |
| 捆缚 (捆縛) | kǔn fù | bondage |
| 捆扎 (捆紮) | kǔn zā | to bundle up with rope (e.g. firewood); to secure with rope (e.g. suitcases on the roof of a car) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bunch”.
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.