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约束

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Pīnyīn
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HSK
to restrict / to limit to / to constrain / restriction / constraint
HSK 5

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *约* | 约* | *约
6画
treaty, agreement, covenant
2712
VMPI
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *束* | 束* | *束
7画
bind, control, restrain; bale
5090.6
DL

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
to restrict / to limit to / to constrain / restriction / constraint
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *约* | 约* | *约
to weigh in a balance or on a scale
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *约* | 约* | *约
to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *束* | 束* | *束
surname Shu
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *束* | 束* | *束
to bind / bunch / bundle / classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc / to control