BIND    約束

GATHER so as to CAUSE NOT to be ABLE be REMOVED OR LEAVE.
TIE (UP)FASTEN (TOGETHER)HOLD TOGETHERSECUREMAKE FASTATTACHROPESTRAPLASHFETTERTRUSSHOG-TIETETHER
Old Chinese Criteria
[ABSTRACT/CONCRETE] [+FIG/LITERAL] 1. The general word for tying things together into a bundle is shù 束 (ant. jiě 解 "untie"), and the word generally refers to the tying of things together in a bundle-like manner and not to the tying up of humans. [CONCRETE] 2. Fú 縛 (ant. jiě 解 "untie") is primarily to tie up a person with a rope to restrict his freedom of movement, but ther word can also, by extension, be used to refer to tying up things. [CONCRETE] 3. Guàn 貫 is to string things together as in a string of cash in the traditional Chinese style, but the word is also used in transferred senses. [SPECIFIC], [+FIG] 4. Wéi 維 refers - often in an abstract way - to the tying together or connecting of things. [ABSTRACT!] There is a large number or more or less rare words which refer in hardly distinguishable ways to the tying together of things.
Modern Chinese Criteria
約束 約 格 繩 束 斂 律 框 拘束 拘牽 檢束 束縛 繫縛 羈勒 羈絆 牢籠 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • ENTANGLE　BIND so as to CAUSE TO LOSE INDEPENDENT CONTROL AND TO be CONTROLLED by OTHER THINGS. (anc: 14/0, child: 0)
  • TIE TO　BIND something so as to LINK it to ANOTHER THING, TYPICALLY USING A THREAD OR A ROPE. (anc: 14/0, child: 0)
See also
  • ARRESTCATCH and in so doing OBEY a COMMAND of a GOVERNMENT, a LAW, OR a SUPERIOR
  • CATCHTAKE something which is TRYING AVOID this, by PURSUING it.
Hypernym
  • GATHER　DISPLACE THINGS TOGETHER INTO ONE PLACE. (anc: 12/0, child: 3)
  • DISPLACE　CAUSE to MOVE. (anc: 11/0, child: 28)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 459

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 740

    束，申

    1. She1n 申 is too rare in this meaning to suffer analysis, and the word does seem to be metaphorical in sense in the difficult example presented.

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 401

    • Words (37 items)

    結  jié OC: kiid MC: ket 22 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • vadNtied-up 結繩 "knotted string"
    • vichangebind > solidify
    • vifigurativebe bound, be tied up
    • vt(oN)tie up the contextually determinate N
    • vt+Nmiddle voicebe tied up for an N period of timeDS
    • vt+prep+Nfigurativebe tied to, be bound to
    • vt+prep+Nmiddle voicebe tied to
    • vtoNtie up; bundle together; (bind together > solidify)
    • vtoNfigurativebind, solidify ZTJ: 結性成心
    縛  fù OC: baɡ MC: bi̯ɐk 17 Attributions

    Fù 縛 (ant. jiě 解 "untie") is primarily to tie up a person with a rope to restrict his freedom of movement, but ther word can also, by extension, be used to refer to tying up things.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 束/BIND The general word for tying things together into a bundle is shù 束 (ant. jiě 解 "untie"), and the word generally refers to the tying of things together in a bundle-like manner and not to the tying up of humans.

      Syntactic words
    • nabfigurativebondage
    • vpostadVpassivewith hands tied behind one's back
    • vtoNtie up, wrap up; put in fetters
    • vtoNfigurativebind, create bondage for
    • vtoNfigurativebe bound, be tied up
    • vtoNpassivebe put in fetters by; be tied up by
    • vtoNreflexive.自bind (oneself); entangle (oneself); get entangled
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2have N1 tied and bring it to N2DS
    束縛  shù fù OC: lʰoɡ baɡ MC: ɕi̯ok bi̯ɐk 9 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)put someone determinate in fetters; bind something determinate up
    • VPtoNput in fetters
    • VPtoNfigurativeput in fettersCH
    • VPtoNpassiveget tied up
    束  shù OC: lʰoɡ MC: ɕi̯ok 9 Attributions

    The general word for tying things together into a bundle is shù 束 (ant. jiě 解 "untie"), and the word generally refers to the tying of things together in a bundle-like manner and not to the tying up of humans.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 縛/BIND Fù 縛 (ant. jiě 解 "untie") is primarily to tie up a person with a rope to restrict his freedom of movement, but ther word can also, by extension, be used to refer to tying up things.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtie, put on (a belt); to bundle up; occasionally in derived sense: a bundle or roll; constrain; tie up (horses)
    • vtoNpassivebe tied up
    繫  xì OC: ɡeeɡs MC: ɦei 7 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbind together; tie up
    • vtoNfigurativebind together, tie together, link up; BUDDH: tie up and restrain from freely functioning (thinking)
    • vttoN1.+N2tie something to something else
    括  kuò OC: kood MC: kʷɑt 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNtiedLZ
    • vifigurativeshow self-control
    • vtoNtie; bind; tie up; bring together
    繫縛  xì fù OC: ɡeeɡs baɡ MC: ɦei bi̯ɐk 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactbeing put into fetters; being tied up
    • VPtoNfigurativebind; tie up; put in fetters
    • VPtoNmiddle voicebe tied down
    貫  guàn OC: koons MC: kʷɑn
    貫  guān OC: koon MC: kʷɑn 3 Attributions

    Guàn 貫 and the later chuàn 串 is to string things together as in a string of cash in the traditional Chinese style.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNstring together on a string (like Chinese cash)
    • vtoNfigurativemake into a unity, organise into a unity
    係  xì OC: keeɡs MC: kei 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabfigurativeproper ties (of a moral and intellectual kind)
    • vadNpassivebound-together by laces (shoes)
    • vifigurativeenter proper social ties
    • vt(oN)figurativedevelop proper ties with one
    構  gòu OC: koos MC: ku 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbind together, bind together
    • vtoNfigurativetie together in harmonious interaction
    系  xì OC: ɡeeɡs MC: ɦei 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabstativelinkage
    • vadNbundled up, tied in a bundle
    索  suǒ OC: saaɡ MC: sɑk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtie together
    編  biān OC: pen MC: piɛn 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtie together
    縶  zhí OC: tib MC: ʈip 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtether; tie up
    • vtoNmiddle voicebe tied up> be stuck
    纍  léi OC: rul MC: li 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNtied up> imprisoned
    • vtoNpassivebe tied up; be bound
    約束  yuē shù MC: 'jak syowk OC: qplewɡ lʰoɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNmiddle voicebe tied togetherCH
    紳束  shēn shù OC: lʰin lʰoɡ MC: ɕin ɕi̯ok 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNreflexive.自tie (oneself) up
    麇  jūn OC: krun MC: kʷin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtie to; bind (loan)
    係累  xì lěi OC: keeɡs rolʔ MC: kei liɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNfigurativeto enslave (somebody)
    纏縛  chán fù OC: dan baɡ MC: ɖiɛn bi̯ɐk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)tie up, put in fetters a contextually determinate N
    • VPtoNpassivebe tied up, fettered by N
    手  shǒu OC: hmljuʔ MC: ɕɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpassiveget tied up; be manacled
    紆  yū OC: qʷla MC: ʔi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtie up as a belt
    維  wéi OC: k-lul MC: ji 1 Attribution

    Wéi 維 refers - often in an abstract way - to the tying together or connecting of things.

      Syntactic words
    • nsubjectwhat is bound > knot
    • vtoNtie up; bind together
    • vtoNpassivebe tied up
    緘  jiān OC: kroom MC: kɣɛm 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtie up with a rope
    • vtoNpassivebe tied and sealed up
    締  dì OC: ɡ-leeɡs MC: dei 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNreflexive.自poetic: tie (itself/oneself) up in knots
    縮  suō OC: sruɡ MC: ʂuk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNto bind; tie up
    繚  liáo OC: ɡ-reew MC: leu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbind; wrap around; entangle with; wrap
    繞  rào OC: nɢjews MC: ȵiɛu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtie together
    纏  chán OC: dan MC: ɖiɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtie up; put into fetters; entangle
    馽  zhí OC: tib MC: ʈip 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vibind together the front feet of a horse in order to make it hobble
    絏紲  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC:
    紲  xiè OC: sled MC: siɛt 0 Attributions

    xiè

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtie, bind
    串  chuàn OC: khjons MC: tɕhiɛn 0 Attributions

    Guàn 貫 and the later chuàn 串 is to string things together as in a string of cash in the traditional Chinese style.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNlate post-Han: string together
    紲  xiè OC: sled MC: siɛt 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbind (ZHOULI)
    組  zǔ OC: skaaʔ MC: tsuo̝ 0 Attributions

    Zǔ 組 refers to a loosely connected bundle of concrete things.

      Syntactic words
    • nbundle
    縈  yíng OC: qʷleŋ MC: ʔiɛŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNentwine
    繆  móu OC: mɢlu MC: mɨu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ncpost-V{NUM}.post-Nclassifierbundle of ten bundles of hemp
    繣  huà OC: ɢʷreeɡs MC: ɦɣɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNK: tie up