捆

綑
kǔn
困 + 扌
HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

kǔn (verb) to tie together; to bundle
kǔn (noun) bunch; bundle

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 困 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綑.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 困

About

The character 捆 combines the hand radical 扌 on the left, indicating a manual action, with the component 困 on the right, which provides both the pronunciation and a semantic hint. The right side depicts a tree enclosed within a boundary, suggesting restriction. Together, they form the meaning of tying or binding items securely. As a measure word or noun, it refers to things gathered and tied, such as a bundle of firewood or a package.

Example Sentences Hide

我把书捆起来。

Wǒ bǎ shū kǔn qǐlái.

I bundle the books.

他捆了一捆柴。

Tā kǔn le yī kǔn chái.

He bundled a bundle of firewood.

妈妈捆好了行李。

Māma kǔn hǎo le xíngli.

Mom tied up the luggage.

工人把箱子捆得很结实。

Gōngrén bǎ xiāngzi kǔn dé hěn jiēshi.

The worker tied the box very securely.

这些书需要捆成三捆。

Zhèxiē shū xūyào kǔn chéng sān kǔn.

These books need to be bundled into three bundles.

他用绳子把木板捆在一起。

Tā yòng shéngzi bǎ mùbǎn kǔn zài yīqǐ.

He used a rope to tie the wooden boards together.

为了防止散落，我们必须把货物捆紧。

Wèile fángzhǐ sànluò, wǒmen bìxū bǎ huòwù kǔn jǐn.

To prevent scattering, we must tie the goods tightly.

尽管时间紧迫，他还是仔细地把所有文件捆扎好。

Jǐnguǎn shíjiān jǐnpò, tā háishì zǐxì de bǎ suǒyǒu wénjiàn kǔnzā hǎo.

Despite the time pressure, he still carefully bundled all the documents.

Related Characters

Component: 困

阃 悃 睏 綑 梱 裍 閫

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Example Words

捆绑 捆扎