拘束

拘

ju̅

束

shù

to restrict / to restrain / constrained / awkward / ill at ease / uncomfortable / reticent

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拘

ju̅ = ju + Ø1

to capture / to restrain / to constrain / to adhere rigidly to / inflexible

Add a new mnemonic for 拘 = 句 + 扌

拘 = 句 + 扌 : The grammar nazi (句) wants to visit the space station, but in front of the space station (Ø1) Zeus holds him back (拘) with a toy claw (扌).

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束

shù = shu + Ø4

to bind / bunch / bundle / classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc / to control

Add a new mnemonic for 束 = 口 + 木

束 = 口 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a bundle of firewood.

In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), Sheldon Shrimp (shu) built a stage out of bundles of firewood (束) to put his Christmas tree (木) on. Under the tree he put his favourite food: mandarins (口).

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