捆 (kǔn): a bunch, to tie together, bundle
捆 (kǔn) is a Chinese character meaning “a bunch.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 困 (phonetic). It ranks #2518 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 捆 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- a bunch
- to tie together
- bundle
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捆绑verb | kǔn bǎng | to bind |
| 捆扎verb | kǔn zā | to bundle up with rope (e.g. firewood) |
| 捆缚 | kǔn fù | bondage |
捆 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 捆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
请捆出你的证件，配合我们的工作。
qǐng kǔn chū nǐ de zhèng jiàn , pèi gě wǒ men de gōng zuò .
Please present your identification and cooperate with our investigation.
量度、弯折、捆缚、塑形……几经雕琢，一具威风凛凛的龙头骨架成型。
liàng dù , wān zhé , kǔn fù , sù xíng jī jīng diāo zhuó , yī jù wēi fēng 凛 凛 de lóng tóu gǔ jià chéng xíng .
Measuring, bending, binding, shaping… After much careful crafting, the skeleton of a majestic dragon’s head took shape.
魔盒和眼镜捆绑太深，单纯当电视盒子只能输出 1080 画面。
mó hé hé yǎn jìng kǔn bǎng tài shēn , dān chún dāng diàn shì hé zǐ zhī néng shū chū 1 0 8 0 huà miàn .
The Magic Box and the glasses are too closely integrated, so when used solely as a TV box, it can only output 1080p video.
嘉义男闯前女友家“捆绑性侵” 痛哭道歉和解获判缓刑
jiā yì nán chuǎng qián nǚ yǒu jiā kǔn bǎng xìng qīn tòng kū dào qiàn hé jiě huò pàn huǎn xíng
Chiayi Man Breaks Into Ex-Girlfriend’s Home, “Ties Her Up and Rapes Her”; Sentenced to Probation After Weeping Apology and Settlement
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jì yì tǐ kǔn bǎng xiāo shòu sān xīng duó huī dá L P U dìng dān , tái hǎn gēn jìn
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. . . e r a l d chóng shēn Z o o m gǔ piào píng jí , jù jiāo A I kǔn bǎng xiāo shòu
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他的双脚被交叉捆绑着。
Tā de shuāngjiǎo bèi jiāochā kǔnbǎng zhe.
His legs were crossed.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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