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
to bundle up (one's possessions for a journey)
to bundle up (one's possessions for a journey)
to bind oneself; submission
corset
corset
to bind one's hair; headband
to bind one's hair; headband
to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
to regulate; to check and restrict
to regulate; to check and restrict
legal force (i.e. binding in law)
legal force (i.e. binding in law)
free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered
to restrict; restriction; to constrain
(of a contract) binding (law)
constraint; restrictive condition
constraint; restrictive condition
to finish; to end; to conclude
to finish work
to finish work
concluding remarks
vascular bundle (botany)
vascular plants; tracheophytes (botany)
vascular plants; tracheophytes (botany)
approaching the end; about to conclude