Memory phrase for the character: 捆

捆

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Meaning to tie together, bundle, a bunch

Pronunciation

kǔn

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: surrounded, distress 困 (By the enclosure 囗 the tree 木 is in distress)

Mnemonic
 
The hand "surrounds" sth, if it ties together as a bundle.

Radicals

扌 hand
囗 enclosureThis radical is enclosing other items. A small square 口 within a character is understood as mouth.
木 tree
束 bundleThe tree 木 stands for many plants (sheafs of rice), which are bound/lashed with a ribbon 口 (cf. 兼) to form a bundle.
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 Vocabulary

捆绑 kǔn bǎng  to bind
捆缚 kǔn fù  bondage
捆缚 kǔn fù  

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