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CHINESE CHARACTER

shù

束

束

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bunch

Numbered pinyin
shu4
English meanings
surname Shu, to bind, bunch, bundle, classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc, to control

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Overlapping structure

Overlapping arrangement: first part 木; second part 口.

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

Decomposition reference

⿻木口

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

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一shù束huā花。

    A bouquet of flowers.

  2. 02

    yī一shù束guāng光。

    A beam of light.

  3. 03

    bǎ把tóufa头发shù束qǐlai起来。

    Tie up the hair.

  4. 04

    shòu受yuēshù约束。

    Restrained.

  5. 05

    jiéshù结束。

    End.

  6. 06

    yī一shù束méigui玫瑰。

    A bunch of roses.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 拘束
  • 束缚
  • 约束
  • 结束