束 shù▶ viga, rayo

Stroke order

束 is written in 7 strokes.

• 束

Related words

• 拘束cohibido; incómodo
• 束缚Grilletes
• 约束atar; restringir
• 结束Fin; terminar

束 is pronounced shù and means “viga, rayo”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 束 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.