Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to tie; bind or fasten together

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bang” becomes a different word in each tone. 绑 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 绑架bǎng jiàto kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping
  • 捆绑kǔn bǎngto bind
  • 松绑sōng bǎngto untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions
  • 绑定bǎng dìng(loanword) binding; to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
  • 解绑jiě bǎngto unbind (e.g. a phone number from an account)

Example Sentence

他用绳子把报纸捆绑了起来。Tā yòng shéng zi bǎ bào zhǐ kǔn bǎng le qǐ lái.He tied up the newspapers with a rope.

他用Tā yòngother use绳子shéng zicord(marks the object)报纸bào zhǐnewspaper捆绑kǔn bǎngto bindle(completed action)起来qǐ láito stand up