捆 kǔn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 困 to surround
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
捆
kǔn
to tie up; bundle; a bundle of
Character
Example phrases
- 志愿者把旧报纸捆成一捆，准备送到回收站统一处理。 Zhìyuànzhě bǎ jiù bàozhǐ kǔn chéng yì kǔn, zhǔnbèi sòng dào huíshōu zhàn tǒngyī chǔlǐ. The volunteers tied the old newspapers into a bundle, preparing to send them to the recycling station for centralised processing.
- 他用绳子把木柴捆好，背回了家。 Tā yòng shéngzi bǎ mùchái kǔn hǎo, bēi huí le jiā. He tied the firewood with rope and carried it home on his back.
- 请把这两捆青菜洗一下。 Qǐng bǎ zhè liǎng kǔn qīngcài xǐ yíxià. Please wash these two bundles of greens.
Related words
- 拧 nǐng to twist; to wring; to screw tight
- 揭 jiē to uncover; to lift; to expose
- 拧 níng to pinch and twist; to wring; to knit/twist
- 抹 mǒ to wipe; to smear; to erase; a touch/streak of
- 揉 róu to rub; to knead
- 记号 jìhao mark; sign; symbol
- 绞 jiǎo to twist; to wring
- 借用 jièyòng to borrow; to make use of
- 切割 qiēgē to cut; to segment
- 拎 līn to carry by hand; to lift
- 截 jié to cut off; to intercept; section
- 劈 pī to split; to chop; to cleave