束手束脚 shùshǒushùjiǎo to be hamstrung Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 束手 shùshǒu to have one's hands tied to be helpless or unable to do anything about a situation束 shù adjectivenoun to restrain (bound form) to control, limit, or restrain, as in the words 约束 yuēshù or 管束 guǎnshù脚 腳 jiǎo noun foot foot or leg of a person or animal