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CHINESE CHARACTER

kǔn

捆

捆

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bundle

Numbered pinyin
kun3
English meanings
a bunch, to tie together, bundle, variant of 捆[kun3]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 困.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    困
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    • Outside

      囗
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    • Inside

      木

Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

困 is identified as the sound component (kùn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 捆.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌困

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    kǔn捆hǎo好。

    Tie up.

  2. 02

    kǔn捆zài在yīqǐ一起。

    Bundle together.

  3. 03

    kǔn捆zhā扎zhěngqí整齐。

    Neatly bundled.

  4. 04

    jiēshi结实láo牢kào靠。

    Firm and secure.

  5. 05

    fāngbiàn方便xiédài携带。

    Easy to carry.

  6. 06

    zhěngqí整齐yǒuxù有序。

    Tidy and ordered.

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