entries → 縛
TSUMUGU · B1 (TOCFL est.) · 字
character · B1 (TOCFL est.)
縛 =
ㄈㄨˋ · fù
verb — to bind, tie up; to restrain

字源 FORM — what the parts do

silk thread — the cord that ties
fū — gives the sounda hand spreading something out
Tfū → fù — only the tone turns
Silk cord (糸) wound tight around something — to bind. 尃 fū carries the sound, the tone alone shifting to fù. Tie a thing down and it is held: 綑縛、束縛.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一根絲繩()繞了又繞,手腳收緊——掙不開了。
A silk cord (糸) loops round and round, wrists drawn in — and there is no working loose.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)綑縛— to tie, bind常用
束縛— to restrain, hold fast
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension