Characters, pronunciations, meanings, and related Korean words.

束手無策

Character definitions

  • 묶을 속, 단나무 속, 약속할 속, 비단 다섯끝 속, bind, control, restrain; bale (7)
  • 손 수, 잡을 수, 칠 수, hand (4)
  • 없을 무, negative, no, not; lack, have no (12)
  • 채찍 책, scheme, plan; to whip; urge (12)

Related Korean words

HanjaKoreanEnglish
속수무책 helplessness, having no recourse