绷
2 readings · tap one to hear it
to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); (bound form) embroidery hoop; (bound form) woven bed mat
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 糸 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 綳
- Common rank
- #2,835
- Unicode
- U+7EF7
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
stretch taut · Heisig RSH #2371
thread + 朋 companion
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 绷
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绷不住 | (Internet slang) can't contain oneself; unable to bear; can't help (doing sth) | |
| 石膏绷带 | plaster cast | |
| 绷着脸 | to have a taut face; to pull a long face; to look displeased | |
| 绷子 | embroidery frame; hoop; tambour | |
| 绷带 | (loanword) bandage | |
| 紧绷 | to stretch taut; (of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense | |
| 绷紧 | to stretch taut | |
| 棕绷 | rectangular frame with a palm fiber mat woven across it (placed on a bed frame as the slee… | |
| 紧绷绷 | tight; stretched; (face, lips) taut; strained | |
| 绷簧 | spring | |
| OK绷 | (Tw) band-aid; sticking plaster |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 朋 — compare how they read.