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约束

Traditional: 約束

yuē shù

HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

yuē shù · joek3 cuk1 (Jyutping)

  1. to restrict
  2. to limit to
  3. to constrain
  4. restriction
  5. constraint

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

约

Meaning
treaty, agreement, covenant
Radical
纟
Strokes
6
Components
⿰纟勺
Cangjie
VMPI
Four-corner
2712

束

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

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