束缚
Old HSK 6
束缚 (shùfù) · to tie down
束缚 (shùfù) means “to tie down; to restrict; restriction”. It is written with 2 characters: 束 (bunch (measure word)) + 缚 (to tie). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 束缚 is built
The characters
束 shù · bunch (measure word)
What 束 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Lumber 木 bound by rope 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
缚 fù · to tie
What 缚 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 尃fū — to announce
- 甫fǔ — to begin
- 十 — ten
- 用yòng — to use
- 寸cùn — inch
- 甫fǔ — to begin
Example sentences
不要被旧观念束缚。Búyào bèi jiù guānniàn shùfù.Don't be held back by old ideas.
孩子需要自由，不需要太多束缚。Háizi xūyào zìyóu, bù xūyào tài duō shùfù.Children need freedom, not too many restrictions.
Questions about 束缚
What does 束缚 mean?
束缚 (shùfù) means “to tie down; to restrict; restriction”.
How do you pronounce 束缚?
束缚 is pronounced shùfù.
Which HSK level is 束缚?
束缚 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 束缚 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 170: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.