to bind

to tie; Taiwan pr. [fu2]

thread (纟) + sound fù (尃) = to bind with cord

The silk/thread radical (纟) carries the meaning: binding with cord or rope. 尃 contributes the pronunciation fù and does not add semantic weight here.

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他们用绳子把他的手脚都住了。

tā men yòng shéng zi bǎ tā de shǒu jiǎo dōu fù zhù le。

They used a rope to bind his hands and feet.

士兵把俘虏的双手在背后。

shì bīng bǎ fú lǔ de shuāng shǒu fù zài bèi hòu。

The soldier tied the prisoner's hands behind his back.

Words with 缚

棕缚

zōng fù

palm fiber

造茧自缚

zào jiǎn zì fù

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

作茧自缚

zuò jiǎn zì fù

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

吊坠缚

diào zhuì fù

strappado bondage

吐丝自缚

tǔ sī zì fù

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

手无缚鸡之力

shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì

lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying)

捆缚

kǔn fù

bondage

束手缚脚

shù shǒu fù jiǎo

see 束手束腳|束手束脚[shu4 shou3 shu4 jiao3]

束缚

shù fù

to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle

绑缚

bǎng fù

to tie up

缚手缚脚

fù shǒu fù jiǎo

(idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions

缚鸡之力

fù jī zhī lì

lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom)

More characters with 纟

绿