拴 shuān
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 全 whole, entire, complete
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
拴
shuān
to tie; to fasten
Character
Example phrases
- 为防止船被潮水冲走，渔民把缆绳牢牢拴在码头的铁桩上。 Wèi fángzhǐ chuán bèi cháoshuǐ chōngzǒu, yúmín bǎ lǎnshéng láoláo shuān zài mǎtóu de tiězhuāng shang. To prevent the boat from being swept away by the tide, the fishermen tied the cable firmly to the iron post on the pier.
- 出门前他把小狗拴在院子里的老树下。 Chūmén qián tā bǎ xiǎo gǒu shuān zài yuànzi lǐ de lǎo shù xià. Before going out, he tied the little dog to the old tree in the yard.
- 请把马拴好，别让它跑到马路上去。 Qǐng bǎ mǎ shuān hǎo, bié ràng tā pǎo dào mǎlù shang qu. Please tie the horse up well; don't let it run onto the road.
Related words
- 挖掘 wājué to excavate; to dig out; to tap
- 甩 shuǎi to fling; to throw off; to shift responsibility
- 填充 tiánchōng to fill; to stuff; to populate
- 撕 sī to tear
- 折叠 zhédié to fold; collapsible; folding
- 涂 tú to apply; smear; paint
- 张贴 zhāngtiē to post; to put up
- 悬挂 xuánguà to hang; to suspend
- 退回 tuìhuí to return; to send back
- 捂 wǔ to cover; to hold over
- 掀 xiān to lift; to raise; to stir up
- 掀起 xiānqǐ to lift; to raise; to stir up