绳 - shéng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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11 strokes
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绳 (繩)

shéng

Definition

rope
string
cord
(literary) to restrict
(formal) to continue
(literary) to restrain

Character Decomposition

Related words (27)

绳墨

shéng mò

(lit.) carpenter's straight line marker; same as 墨斗; (fig.) rules; rules and regulations

noose; harness

cord; string; rope

a rope ladder

rope

knot

a noose

to punish according to the law; to bring to justice

准绳

zhǔn shéng

yardstick; (fig.) criterion; ground rule

sling

string to tie hair

a lasso

rope of palm fiber; coir (coconut fiber)

tow rope

string; cotton rope

string; twine; cord

cable; hawser; mooring rope

reins

tightrope walking

to jump rope; jump rope

clothes line

hamstring (anatomy)

hawser; steel rope

clothes line

to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible

拧成一股绳

níng chéng yī gǔ shéng

to twist together to form a rope; (fig.) to unite; to work together

一根绳上的蚂蚱

yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha

see 一条绳上的蚂蚱

Idioms (4)

规矩准绳

guī ju zhǔn shéng

compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard; norms; criteria

规矩绳墨

guī ju shéng mò

compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard; norms; criteria

一条绳上的蚂蚱

yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha

(lit.) like locusts tied to one rope (idiom); (fig.) in the same boat; in it together for better or worse; to sink or swim together

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳

yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng

once bitten twice shy; bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom)

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