shù

to control; to bind; bundle

HSK 3 #998

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 998th character
Radical ⽊ (75.3)
Strokes 7
Index # 694

Definitions

束 shù
  1. 1. to control
  2. 2. to bind
  3. 3. bundle
  4. 4. bunch
  5. 5. classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc
  6. 6. surname Shu

Stroke order

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Words containing 束

Word Meaning
Chinese name for African kingdom in Somalia, cf Mogadishu mó jiā dí shā
unfinished; unresolved
unfinished; unresolved
to put sth on the back burner; no longer a high priority
belt; band; cummerbund
belt; band; cummerbund
helpless; unable to do anything about it
hands tied and expecting the worst
hands tied and expecting the worst
to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
hands tied and expecting the worst
helpless; at a loss what to do
a bottleneck; narrow (of waterway)
a bottleneck; narrow (of waterway)
tighten; gird
tighten; gird
cable tie
cable tie
to restrict; to bind; to tie
payment for private tutor
girdle
girdle; corset
corset (clothing)