TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
束
束 ＝ 木 ＋ 囗
ㄕㄨˋ · shù
verb — to bind, tie up; noun — a bundle
字源 FORM — what the parts do
囗義a band wrapped around the middle
A length of wood (木) with a band (囗) cinched around its middle — tied up, bound: 束縛、約束. A tied-up bunch is 一束花; what ties a thing off also ends it — 結束.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一捆柴（木）攔腰繫上一道繩（囗）——束緊了。
A bundle of firewood (木) cinched at the waist with one band (囗) — bound tight.
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意 · Meanings
(本義)束縛、約束— to bind, tie up常用
→一束— a bundle, a bunch常用
→結束— to end, conclude常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension