袱 (fú) - Bundle, cloth wrapper & refers to a cloth bundle used for wrapping

袱Tone 2

fú ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

袱 · fú

Bundle, cloth wrapper;

refers to a cloth bundle used for wrapping items, especially in traditional Chinese context;

burden or load (figurative).

Bundle, cloth wrapperrefers to a cloth bundle used for wrappingburden or load (figurative).

Usage highlights

Cloth bundleBurdenLuggage bundleIdeological burdenHistorical burdenBundle wrapper

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She carried a cloth bundle (包袱) on her back.
  • The psychological burden (思想包袱) was heavy.
  • He wrapped his belongings in a cloth wrapper (包袱皮).
  • Traditional luggage included cloth bundles (行李包袱).

Collocations

  • Cloth bundle(包袱)
  • Burden(包袱)
  • Luggage bundle(行李包袱)
  • Ideological burden(思想包袱)
  • Historical burden(历史包袱)
  • Bundle wrapper(包袱皮)

Idioms

  • Carry the burden and ask for punishment(负袱请罪)
  • Put down the burden and lighten the load(放下包袱，轻装前进)
  • Burden of the past(历史包袱)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Traditionally refers to cloth bundles used for carrying personal belongings in pre-modern China.
  • In modern usage, often used metaphorically to describe psychological or emotional burdens.
  • Commonly appears in contexts discussing letting go of past constraints or mental weights.

FAQ