束

shù

to bind

surname Shu; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control

wood (木) + binding ring (口) = tied bundle

Picture a stick of wood with a binding tied around its middle — the 口 shape represents a cord or band cinched around the 木. A bundle held together at its waist.

木+口→束
口MouthSemantic
木TreeSemantic

她买了一束花放在桌上。

tā mǎi le yī shù huā fàng zài zhuō shàng。

She bought a bunch of flowers and put them on the table.

一束光从窗户照进了房间。

yī shù guāng cóng chuāng hu zhào jìn le fáng jiān。

A beam of light shone into the room through the window.

Words with 束

束手

shù shǒu

to have one's hands tied

无拘无束

wú jū wú shù

free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered

集束炸弹

jí shù zhà dàn

cluster bomb

集束

jí shù

to cluster

电子束

diàn zǐ shù

beam of electrons

不加拘束

bù jiā jū shù

unrestricted

光束

guāng shù

light beam

受约束

shòu yuē shù

restricted

多束

duō shù

multibeam (e.g. laser)

拘束

jū shù

to restrict

拘束衣

jū shù yī

straightjacket

束腰

shù yāo

girdle

More characters with 木

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