缚 (fù) — to tie up; to bind fast
Definition
verb
to tie upto bind fast
Easily confused
- 膊bólook-alike(bound form) arm (appearing only in compounds like 胳膊)
- 付fùsound-aliketo pay
- 搏bólook-alike(bound form) to wrestle, to fight, to struggle
- 副fùsound-alike(classifier) for pairs, sets, and facial expressions
- 傅fùlook-alike(bound form) teacher, instructor (as in 师傅, 太傅)
- 副fùsound-alikesecondary; auxiliary; vice- (in official titles)
Examples
- 缚。Tā bǎ shéng zi bǎng fù zài shù shàng.He tied the rope to the tree.
- 缚。Qǐng bǎ zhè ge bāo guǒ fù zhù.Please tie up this package.
- 缚。Xiǎo tōu bèi bǎng fù zài yǐ zi shàng.The thief was bound to the chair.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 縛; 缚 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
尃
尃fū縛fù
Same sound today
The traditional form 縛 combines 糸 (rope) with 尃 as a sound part; the simplified 缚 is a shorthand.
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