羁

jī

halter; restrain, hold, control

How to write 羁, stroke by stroke

bridle; halter; to restrain; to detain; to lodge; inn; variant of 羁

Ideographic: A leather 革 halter used to control 罒a horse 马

Made of 罒 + 革 + 马

羁绊jī bàntrammels; fetters; yoke; to restrain; to hinder; restraint
羁押jī yāto detain; to take into custody; detention; imprisonment
不羁bù jīunruly; uninhibited
羁留jī liúto stay; to detain
非羁押性fēi jī yā xìngnoncustodial (sentence)
羁旅jī lǚ(literary) to stay long in a place far from home; (literary) person who lives in an alien land
羁宦jī huàn(literary) to serve as a government official far from one's native place
放浪不羁fàng làng bù jīwanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放荡不羁fàng dàng bù jīwanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放诞不羁fàng dàn bù jīwanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
落拓不羁luò tuò bù jī(idiom) unconventional; uninhibited; free-spirited