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束

shù

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 6

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shù · cuk1 (Jyutping)

  1. to bind
  2. bunch
  3. bundle
  4. classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc
  5. to control
  6. surname Shu

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

束

Meaning
bind, control, restrain; bale
Radical
木
Strokes
7
Components
⿻木口
Cangjie
DL
Four-corner
5090.6

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