束

shù

bind, control, restrain; bale

How to write 束, stroke by stroke

surname Shu; to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control

Ideographic: Lumber 木 bound by rope 口

Made of 木 + 口

结束jié shùtermination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
束缚shù fùto bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
约束yuē shùto restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint
拘束jū shùto restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent
光束guāng shùlight beam
装束zhuāng shùattire; clothing
花束huā shùbouquet
束手无策shù shǒu wú cèlit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
无拘无束wú jū wú shùfree and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered; unbuttoned; without care or worries
束手就擒shù shǒu jiù qínlit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom); fig. to surrender without a fight
受约束shòu yuē shùrestricted; constrained
多束duō shùmultibeam (e.g. laser)

我在这里总感到约束。
wǒ zài zhè lǐ zǒng gǎn dào yuē shù 。
I feel always restricted here.
这个永远结束不了。
zhè ge yǒng yuǎn jié shù bù liǎo 。
This is never going to end.
我想她想要的是束缚与支配。
wǒ xiǎng tā xiǎng yào de shì shù fù yǔ zhī pèi 。
I guess she's into bondage and domination.
没人管束或开导他。
méi rén guǎn shù huò kāi dǎo tā 。
No one can control him.
当我听到这个消息时, 我束手无策。
dāng wǒ tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī shí , wǒ shù shǒu wú cè 。
I was at my wit's end when I heard the news.