束
to bind / bunch / bundle / classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc / to control
束 character breakdown
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).
tree / wood / coffin / wooden / simple / numb / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Characters with 束 as component
fast / rapid / quick / velocity
hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn
variant of 賴|赖[lai4]
赖
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束
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负
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Sir Lancelot (l) and the Dalai Lama (赖) have been trapped in the airplane's bathroom (ai4) for several weeks now. The only food they have is an opossum (负) once in a while, but because the Dalai Lama is not allowed to kill them, he depends on (赖) Lancelot to do it for him. Once the opossum is dead they grill it on a bundle of firewood (束).
surname Lai
赖
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束
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负
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Sir Lancelot (l) and the Dalai Lama (赖) have been trapped in the airplane's bathroom (ai4) for several weeks now. The only food they have is an opossum (负) once in a while, but because the Dalai Lama is not allowed to kill them, he depends on (赖) Lancelot to do it for him. Once the opossum is dead they grill it on a bundle of firewood (束).
to depend on / to hang on in a place / bad / to renege (on promise) / to disclaim / to rat (on debts) / rascally / to blame / to put the blame on
赖
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束
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负
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Sir Lancelot (l) and the Dalai Lama (赖) have been trapped in the airplane's bathroom (ai4) for several weeks now. The only food they have is an opossum (负) once in a while, but because the Dalai Lama is not allowed to kill them, he depends on (赖) Lancelot to do it for him. Once the opossum is dead they grill it on a bundle of firewood (束).
to suck / to drink
欶
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束
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欠
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Mnemonic symbol: a drinking bottle, one of those where you have to suck to drink. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) finds a drinking bottle (欶) in the observatory's bathroom (o4) over a bundle of firewood (束). There is a small fire to keep the bottle's content warm. Sheldon doesn't hesitate, grabs the bottle and empties it, sucking (欶) and drinking (欶) the warm beverage. He carelessly throws an IOU note (欠) towards the bundle of firewood, but it almost instantly touches the fire and burns to ashes.
Words with 束
tied up in a bundle on a high shelf / to put sth on the back burner / no longer a high priority
to constrict / to draw tight / to gather (one's thoughts) / to bring to a close / to pack (for a journey)