缚(fù)

HSK 7-913 strokesTrad. 縛

to bind

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Character information

Pinyin
fù
Meaning
to bind; to tie; Taiwan pr. [fu2]
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
縛

Origin & structure

Where 缚 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟尃

In this compound, the meaning comes from 纟 (thread); 尃 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

纟sī尃fū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 缚 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 缚

Common words using 缚 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shù束fù缚
HSK 7-9

to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle

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kǔn捆fù缚

bondage

Open 捆缚 page →
zōng棕fù缚

palm fiber; rope of palm fiber; coir (coconut fiber)

Open 棕缚 page →
zuò作jiǎn茧zì自fù缚

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

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tǔ吐sī丝zì自fù缚

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

Open 吐丝自缚 page →
shù束shǒu手fù缚jiǎo脚

see 束手束脚

Open 束手缚脚 page →
fù缚jī鸡zhī之lì力

(lit.) the strength to truss a chicken (idiom)

Open 缚鸡之力 page →
zào造jiǎn茧zì自fù缚

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

Open 造茧自缚 page →

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束捆棕作茧自吐丝

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