shù
lier; attacher; grouper; gerbe
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这束花真漂亮！
Zhè shù huā zhēn piàoliang!
This bouquet of flowers is so beautiful!
我给你买了一束花。
Wǒ gěi nǐ mǎi le yī shù huā.
I bought you a bouquet of flowers.
他把书捆成一束。
Tā bǎ shū kǔn chéng yī shù.
He tied the books into a bundle.
捆 (kǔn)
bundle
束缚 (shù fú)
bind
松 (sōng)
loose
散 (sàn)
scattered
The Chinese character 束 (shù) has a rich history and etymology. It is composed of two parts: the radical 糸 (mì), which represents silk or thread, and the phonetic component 束 (shù), which represents a bundle or group. The original meaning of 束 was "to bind or tie together," and it was often used in the context of tying up hair or clothing. Over time, the meaning of 束 expanded to include "to gather together," "to collect," and "to organize." In modern Chinese, 束 is commonly used in words related to binding, tying, and organizing, such as 束缚 (shùfù, "to bind or restrict"), 束腰 (shùyāo, "to cinch or tighten"), and 束手无策 (shǒushǒuwúcè, "to be helpless or unable to do anything").
