Chinese Character Wiki
束

shù

bind

Pictograph of a bag tied at both ends.

Evolution

束 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
束 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
束 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
束 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
束 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

束  

shù

bind, control, restrain; bale; to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control

束  

Shù

surname Shu

Most common words with 束
Freq.
Word
Meaning

结束

termination

约束

to restrict

束

to bind

束缚

to bind

装束

attire

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

柬

Sound component in 5 characters (2 verified)

速 欶 悚 涑 觫

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

剌

Unknown component in 1 character (1 verified)

敕

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*s-tʰok

syowk

shù

bind; bundle


Statistics

HSK level 3

Appears in 70.7993% of movies

594th most common character in movies

998th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

7

Unicode

U+675F

Shuowen

“束，縛也。从囗、木。”


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