Chinese Word: 箍 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

箍

Pinyin: gū

English Definition: hoop; to bind with hoops

Chinese Definition:
①用竹篾或金属条束紧，用带子之类勒住：箍桶。头上箍条手巾。
②紧紧套在东西外面的圈：铁箍儿。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 竹

Ideographic:Bamboo ⺮ bindings 㧜; 㧜 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 㧜 [ liè ] to grasp, to hold, to pull at

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紧箍咒	jǐn gū zhòu	the Band-tightening Spell (in 西游记 ); a spell or incantation for controlling sb
金箍棒	jīn gū bàng	golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西游记
铁箍	tiě gū	iron hoop
袖箍	xiù gū	armband
箍桶	gū tǒng	hooped barrel; to handmake a wooden barrel

1		tā 他 tóu shàng 头上 gū 箍 zhe 着 tiáo 条 máo jīn 毛巾。 He had a towel wound round his head.
2		zài 在 lú huǒ 炉火 shàng 上 shǒu gōng 手工 gū 箍 zhì 制 de 的 tǒng 桶。 hooped by hand at the forge's fire.
3		nǐ men 你们 bì xū 必须 yòng 用 jīn shǔ 金属 gū 箍 jiā gù 加固 bāo zhuāng 包装。 You must reinforce the packing with metal straps.
4		tā 她 shú liàn 熟练 de 地 bǎ 把 xiàng pí jīn 橡皮筋 wǎng 往 yī dá 一沓 chāo piào 钞票 shàng 上 gū 箍 hǎo 好。 She snapped a rubber band deftly around a roll of bills.
5		dàn shì 但是， hé 和 wēi ruǎn 微软 yí yàng 一样， NBA fā xiàn 发现 zài 在 zhōng guó 中国 zuì yán lì 最严厉 de 的 jǐn gū 紧箍 zài 在 quán lì 权力 zǒu láng 走廊。 Still, like Microsoft, the NBA has found that the toughest hoops in China are in the corridors of power.

1		tā 他 tóu shàng 头上 gū 箍 zhe 着 tiáo 条 máo jīn 毛巾。 He had a towel wound round his head.
2		zài 在 lú huǒ 炉火 shàng 上 shǒu gōng 手工 gū 箍 zhì 制 de 的 tǒng 桶。 hooped by hand at the forge's fire.
3		nǐ men 你们 bì xū 必须 yòng 用 jīn shǔ 金属 gū 箍 jiā gù 加固 bāo zhuāng 包装。 You must reinforce the packing with metal straps.
4		tā 她 shú liàn 熟练 de 地 bǎ 把 xiàng pí jīn 橡皮筋 wǎng 往 yī dá 一沓 chāo piào 钞票 shàng 上 gū 箍 hǎo 好。 She snapped a rubber band deftly around a roll of bills.
5		dàn shì 但是， hé 和 wēi ruǎn 微软 yí yàng 一样， NBA fā xiàn 发现 zài 在 zhōng guó 中国 zuì yán lì 最严厉 de 的 jǐn gū 紧箍 zài 在 quán lì 权力 zǒu láng 走廊。 Still, like Microsoft, the NBA has found that the toughest hoops in China are in the corridors of power.