What does 束 mean in Chinese?

束 (shù) means "to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 3 word.

How do you pronounce 束?

束 is pronounced "shù" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What words contain the character 束?

Common words with 束 include 光束 (light beam), 多束 (multibeam (e.g. laser)), 拘束 (to restrict), 散束 (scattering of bundle (of electrons in vacuum tube)), 束修 (see 束脩[shu4 xiu1]).

How do you write 束?

You can practice writing 束 using our stroke order tool.

束 (shù), to bind

束

shù

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

HSK 3verbclassifier

Character Breakdown

Radical: 木 (no. 75)

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Definitions

(verb, classifier) to bind
bunch
bundle
classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc
to control

Example Sentences

他送了一束花。

Tā sòng le yī shù huā

He gave a bouquet of flowers

Words Containing 束

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
光束	guāng shù	light beam
多束	duō shù	multibeam (e.g. laser)
拘束	jū shù	to restrict
散束	sàn shù	scattering of bundle (of electrons in vacuum tube)
束修	shù xiū	see 束脩[shu4 xiu1]
束带	shù dài	band
束手	shù shǒu	to have one's hands tied
束狭	shù xiá	narrow (of waterway)
束紧	shù jǐn	gird
受约束	shòu yuē shù	restricted

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Related Words

扎(zhā)· to prick

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包裹(bāo guǒ)· to wrap up

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串(chuàn)· to string together

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裹(guǒ)· to bind

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 3

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束

shù