拴

shuān
全 + 扌
HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

shuān (verb) to tie up; to fasten

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 全 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 全

About

The character 拴 is a phono-semantic compound with the hand radical ⼿ on the left, indicating a manual action, and 全 on the right as the phonetic element. This structure describes the physical act of fastening or tethering something securely to a fixed point, such as hitching a horse to a post or tying a rope to an anchor.

Example Sentences Hide

把狗拴在树上。

Bǎ gǒu shuān zài shù shang.

Tie the dog to the tree.

请把自行车拴在栏杆上。

Qǐng bǎ zìxíngchē shuān zài lángān shàng.

Please lock your bicycle to the railing.

这根绳子不够长，拴不住两匹马。

Zhè gēn shéngzi bùgòu cháng, shuān bù zhù liǎng pǐ mǎ.

This rope is not long enough to tie up two horses.

他的心意，不是一根绳子就能拴住的。

Tā de xīnyì, bù shì yī gēn shéngzi jiù néng shuān zhù de.

His heart cannot be held by just a rope.

情感是无法用法律条文来拴住的。

Qínggǎn shì wúfǎ yòng fǎlǜ tiáowén lái shuān zhù de.

Emotions cannot be tethered by legal statutes.

他用一个承诺就把自己拴在了这个项目上。

Tā yòng yī gè chéngnuò jiù bǎ zìjǐ shuān zàile zhège xiàngmù shang.

He tied himself to this project with just one promise.

传统的观念像一根无形的绳子，拴住了她的选择。

Chuántǒng de guānniàn xiàng yī gēn wúxíng de shéngzi, shuān zhù le tā de xuǎnzé.

Traditional notions are like an invisible rope, restricting her choices.

他总想用物质拴住身边的人，却留不住真心。

Tā zǒng xiǎng yòng wùzhì shuān zhù shēnbiān de rén, què liú bù zhù zhēnxīn.

He always tries to bind people around him with material things, but he cannot keep their sincere hearts.

Related Characters

Component: 全

栓 痊 诠 荃 铨 筌 詮 辁 銓 佺 牷 跧 輇

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Example Words

拴住