Chinese symbol for “reticent”
拘束
jū shù
to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reticent is 拘束 (jū shù), defined as: to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “reticent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沉默寡言 | chén mò guǎ yán | habitually silent (idiom); reticent |
| 守口如瓶 | shǒu kǒu rú píng | lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped; reticent |
| 寡言 | guǎ yán | taciturn; reticent |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拘束.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拘留 | jū liú | to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody |
| 拘捕 | jū bǔ | to arrest |
| 拘留所 | jū liú suǒ | detention center; prison |
| 拘禁 | jū jìn | constraint; to detain |
| 拘役 | jū yì | detention |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reticent”.
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.