縛 (fù) - To bind, tie, fasten & fetters, bonds

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fù ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

縛 · fù

To bind, tie, fasten;

fetters, bonds;

to restrict, constrain.

To bind, tie, fastenfetters, bondsto restrict, constrain.

Usage highlights

To bind tightlyHands tied behind backTo tie up a prisonerRope for bindingTo be constrainedTo release from bonds

Synonyms

  • 绑— to tie, bind
  • 捆— to bundle, tie up
  • 系— to fasten, tie
  • 束— to bind, restrain

Antonyms

  • 解— to untie, release
  • 放— to release, set free
  • 松— to loosen, relax

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The prisoner was bound with ropes (被绳子缚住).
  • She tied up the package with string (用线缚包裹).
  • They are constrained by tradition (被传统所缚).
  • The magician performed a rope binding trick (缚绳魔术).

Collocations

  • To bind tightly(紧缚)
  • Hands tied behind back(反缚)
  • To tie up a prisoner(缚囚)
  • Rope for binding(缚绳)
  • To be constrained(受缚)
  • To release from bonds(解缚)

Idioms

  • To bind a chicken(缚鸡之力)
  • To tie up a tiger(缚虎)
  • To release from bonds and serve as minister(释缚为臣)
  • Hands tied, feet bound(手缚足羁)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical texts describing physical restraint of prisoners or animals.
  • Used metaphorically in philosophical contexts for constraints of desire or social conventions.
  • Featured in martial arts terminology for binding techniques and in historical penal contexts.

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