缚 fù to tie
to tie; to bind
How to remember 缚: 纟 thread + 尃 to announce = to tie. The shop owner wraps strong thread around the parcel while her son runs to announce the post van, and she hurries to tie the last knot.
Component breakdown
缚 = 纟 thread + 尃 to announce
- 纟 thread
- 尃 to announce
The shop owner wraps strong thread around the parcel while her son runs to announce the post van, and she hurries to tie the last knot.
How it is used
- To tie/bind - chiefly 束缚 (shùfù): to bind/fetter/restrain - 摆脱束缚 (bǎituō shùfù) to break free of constraints, 思想束缚 (sīxiǎng shùfù) mental shackles.
- 作茧自缚 (zuòjiǎn-zìfù), spinning a cocoon to trap oneself, means to get caught in one's own trap; 手无缚鸡之力 means physically weak.