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捆

kǔn

HSK 6 Character

What 捆 means

1. a bunch
2. to tie together
3. bundle

Other readings

捆 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• kǔnvariant of {捆|kǔn}

Example sentences

• 他的双脚被交叉捆绑着。
  Tā de shuāngjiǎo bèi jiāochā kǔnbǎng zhe.
  His legs were crossed.

Words starting with 捆

• 捆绑kǔn bǎngto bind
• 捆扎kǔn zāto bundle up with rope (e.g. firewood); to secure with rope…
• 捆缚kǔn fùbondage

Characters built on 困

These share the phonetic component 困 (kùn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 阃kǔnthreshold; inner appartments; woman
• 悃kǔnsincere

Characters that look like 捆

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 描miáoto depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy
• 振zhènto shake; to flap; to vibrate
• 猫māocat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword; colloquial) modem
• 拯zhěngto raise; to aid; to support
• 掘juéto dig
• 掴guāito slap; also pr. guó

Sounds the same

Read kǔn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 阃threshold; inner appartments; woman
• 悃sincere
• 壸palace corridor; fig. women's quarters; women
• 梱movable door sill
• 稛full
• 裍a border or band on the edge of a dress