束(shù)

HSK 37 strokes

surname Shu

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Character information

Pinyin
shù
Meaning
surname Shu
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 束 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻木口

Lumber 木 bound by rope 口

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

木mù口kǒu

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 束 step by step

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

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Words with 束

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

jié结shù束
HSK 3

to end; to finish; to conclude

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yuē约shù束
HSK 5

to restrict

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jū拘shù束
HSK 7-9

to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable;…

Open 拘束 page →
shù束fù缚
HSK 7-9

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

Open 束缚 page →
guāng光shù束

light beam

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duō多shù束

multibeam (e.g. laser)

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shù束zhī之gāo高gé阁

tied up in a bundle on a high shelf

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shù束shǒu手jiù就qín擒

(lit.) to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)

Open 束手就擒 page →

Related characters

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 束’s common words

结约拘缚光多之高

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