羁縻 jīmí to win over Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents jīmí to win over · to detain 羁 羈 jī nounverb to restrain (bound form) to restrain; to detain; to tie up or bind, as in 羁绊 jībàn or 羁押 jīyā縻 mí to tie up (literary) to tie up; to bind; to restrainjīmí to control 羁 羈 jī bridle (bound form) a horse's bridle or halter縻 mí ox halter a rope or halter for leading an ox; ox-tether