fù
to tie
Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 尃 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 縛
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to bind | ||
to bind | ||
hoist by his own petard | ||
fig. weak | ||
to tie up |
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