(kǔn): a bunch, to tie together, bundle

(kǔn) is a Chinese character meaning “a bunch.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2518 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, hand. Its radical form (hand) appears in many related characters such as (shǒu, hand), (, hit, make), (zhǎo, to look for).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

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

Etymology & Origin

pictophonetichand

Decomposition: ⿰扌困 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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2
3
4
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9
10

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
kǔn bǎngto bind
kǔn zāto bundle up with rope (e.g. firewood)
kǔn fùbondage
3
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 3 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

bǎng
0.7848,118 co-occurrences
shéng
0.479336 co-occurrences
0.452120 co-occurrences
zhǒu
0.41242 co-occurrences
shòu
0.4081,386 co-occurrences
ōu
0.38460 co-occurrences
xiāo
0.384516 co-occurrences
zhā
0.383426 co-occurrences
láo
0.359102 co-occurrences
ruǎn
0.353222 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

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Tatoeba

他的双脚被交叉绑着。

Tā de shuāngjiǎo bèi jiāochā kǔnbǎng zhe.

His legs were crossed.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced kǔn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 捆 (kǔn) mean in Chinese?
捆 (kǔn) primarily means "a bunch." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2518 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 捆 have?
捆 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 捆?
The radical associated with 捆 is 扌 (hand). This radical appears in many characters related to hand.
What are the components of 捆?
捆 is composed of: 扌 (semantic), 困 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰扌困 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 捆?
Common words with 捆 include: 捆绑 (kǔn bǎng, "to bind"); 捆扎 (kǔn zā, "to bundle up with rope (e.g. firewood)"); 捆缚 (kǔn fù, "bondage"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 捆 (kǔn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation kǔn: 昆 (descendant), 困 (to trap). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 捆 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 捆 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.