Chinese symbol for “tether”

拴住

shuān zhù

to tether; to tie up; (fig.) to restrict; to keep a hold on

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tether is 拴住 (shuān zhù), defined as: to tether; to tie up; (fig.) to restrict; to keep a hold on.

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

拴 shuān

to fasten, to bind

radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes

住 zhù

to reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge; to stop

radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tether”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
绑缚 (綁縛)	bǎng fù	to tie up; to bind

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拴住.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
居住	jū zhù	to reside; to dwell
住宅	zhù zhái	residence; dwelling; abode
记住 (記住)	jì zhu	to remember; to bear in mind
抓住	zhuā zhù	to grab hold of; to capture
住房	zhù fáng	housing
忍不住	rěn bu zhù	cannot help; unable to bear

See also: Japanese symbol for “tether”.

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.