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束 - shù

bind, control, restrain; bale

bind, control, restrain; bale

How to read 束

Click 束 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshù
Englishbind, control, restrain; bale
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

束手 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 束狭. Please read 束紧 one more time.

Common words with this character

to have one's hands tied; helpless; unable to do anything about it
narrow; a bottleneck
gird; tighten
to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 束 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 束手 and 束狭 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 束.