缚

to bind; to tie; Taiwan pr. [fu2]

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,779 U+7F1A

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 (semantic, “thread”) + 尃 (phonetic, fū)

components: 纟尃

bind fast · Heisig RSH #2799

thread + gummed label

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 尃

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 尃 (fū) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
尃 sound component	fū	to announce, to state
博	bó	to gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful, extensive; wide, broad
搏	bó	combat; to fight; to strike
膊	bó	shoulder, upper arm
溥	pǔ	big, great, vast; extensive, pervading, widespread
镈	bó	large bell; hoe, spade
赙	fù	to contribute to funeral expenses

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
手无缚鸡之力	shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì	(lit.) lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying); (fig.) weak; unaccustomed to…
自缚手脚	zì fù shǒu jiǎo	to bind oneself hand and foot
缚鸡之力	fù jī zhī lì	(lit.) the strength to truss a chicken (idiom); (fig.) slight physical strength
束手缚脚	shù shǒu fù jiǎo	see 束手束腳\|束手束脚[shu4 shou3 shu4 jiao3]
吐丝自缚	tǔ sī zì fù	to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist w…
缚手缚脚	fù shǒu fù jiǎo	(idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions
作茧自缚	zuò jiǎn zì fù	to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist b…
造茧自缚	zào jiǎn zì fù	to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist w…
棕缚	zōng fù	palm fiber; rope of palm fiber; coir (coconut fiber)
吊坠缚	diào zhuì fù	strappado bondage
束缚	shù fù	to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
袒缚	tǎn fù	to surrender after baring oneself to the waist and tying one's hands behind
绑缚	bǎng fù	to tie up; to bind; to tether; bondage (BDSM)
捆缚	kǔn fù	bondage