绑

綁
bǎng
纟 + 邦
HSK 3.0Level 7
Frequency#2421

Definitions

bǎng (verb) to tie; to bind; to fasten together
bǎng (verb) to kidnap

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 邦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綁.

Semantic: 纟 Phonetic: 邦

About

The character 绑, with its traditional form 綁, is structured as a phono-semantic compound combining the silk radical 纟 or 糸, which indicates a relation to fibrous ties, with the phonetic component 邦 that cues its pronunciation. This construction points to an inherent meaning of securing or restraining through binding, a concept applied consistently in contexts involving physical fastening since the character's formation in the script.

Example Sentences Hide

他把绳子绑在树上。

Tā bǎ shéngzi bǎng zài shù shàng.

He tied the rope to the tree.

妈妈用彩带绑礼物。

Māma yòng cǎidài bǎng lǐwù.

Mom uses a ribbon to tie the gift.

他们绑架了那个富人。

Tāmen bǎngjià le nàgè fùrén.

They kidnapped that rich person.

请帮我把这些书捆绑起来。

Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ zhèxiē shū kǔnbǎng qǐlái.

Please help me bundle these books together.

为了防止箱子散开，他绑得很紧。

Wèile fángzhǐ xiāngzi sàn kāi, tā bǎng de hěn jǐn.

To prevent the box from falling apart, he tied it very tightly.

你需要绑定手机号才能登录。

Nǐ xūyào bǎngdìng shǒujī hào cái néng dēnglù.

You need to bind your phone number to log in.

警察用绳子把嫌疑犯的手脚都绑住了。

Jǐngchá yòng shéngzi bǎ xiányífàn de shǒujiǎo dōu bǎng zhù le.

The police used rope to bind the suspect's hands and feet.

经济危机把这两个国家的命运绑定在一起。

Jīngjì wēijī bǎ zhè liǎng gè guójiā de mìngyùn bǎngdìng zài yīqǐ.

The economic crisis bound the destinies of these two countries together.

Related Characters

Component: 纟

经 给 结 统 组 级 约 线 红 维 续 终 绝 织

Component: 邦

帮 梆 幚 綁

Example Words

绑定 捆绑 绑架 五花大绑 绑住 绑匪 绑带 绑票 绑扎 绑腿 绑走 解绑 松绑