绊
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to trip; to stumble; to hinder
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 糸 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 絆
- Common rank
- #3,345
- Unicode
- U+7ECA
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 绊
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绊脚石 | stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way | |
| 绊脚 | to stumble over sth | |
| 绊倒 | to trip; to stumble | |
| 绊住 | to entangle; to hinder; to impede movement | |
| 牵绊 | to bind; to yoke; to impede | |
| 纽绊 | see 紐襻|纽襻[niu3 pan4] | |
| 羁绊 | trammels; fetters; yoke; to restrain; to hinder; restraint | |
| 磕磕绊绊 | bumpy (of a road); limping (of a person) | |
| 绊跤 | to trip; to stumble |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 半 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 半 sound part | half; semi-, incomplete | |
| 判 | to judge; to discriminate; to conclude | |
| 伴 | companion, comrade, partner; to accompany | |
| 胖 | fat, plump, obese; a fat person | |
| 叛 | rebel; rebellion; rebellious | |
| 拌 | to mix | |
| 衅 | to quarrel, to dispute; a blood sacrifice | |
| 泮 | Zhou dynasty school; to disperse, to fall apart | |
| 袢 | robe |