束 shù — bind; control; restrain · English

束

shù

bind; control; restrain

At a glance · 束

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

甲骨文、金文像以绳捆扎木柴之形（木上加束），本义为束缚、捆扎。小篆承之，隶楷作「束」。会意清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为捆缚，引申为约束、控制。

Structure

会意字，象以绳缠束木柴之形。

At a glance

Pinyinshù

Radical木

Strokes7

UnicodeU+675F

Character type会意

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Six languages, one character

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English bind; control; restrain To bind, control, or restrain.

Français lier; contrôler; restreindre Lier, contrôler ou restreindre.

Español atar; controlar; restringir Atar, controlar o restringir.

العربية يربط؛ يسيطر؛ يقيد أن يربط أو يسيطر أو يقيد.

Русский связывать; сдерживать Связывать, контролировать или ограничивать.

Common words

束shùtie
结束jié shùend

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