• 束たば — a bundle / bunch
• 約束やくそく — promise, agreement
• 結束けっそく — unity, solidarity
• 花束はなたば — bouquet
• 札束さつたば — wad of bills

This character shows objects bound inside a container or wrapped together — expressing the concept of “bundling” or “tying together.” The radical 木 (tree) may also hint at sticks or wood being tied into a bundle.

花束はなたばを 彼女かのじょに渡わたしました。
I gave her a bouquet of flowers.

約束やくそくを 守まもるのは 大切たいせつです。
Keeping a promise is important.

札束さつたばを 見みてびっくりした。
I was surprised to see a wad of bills.

🎧 The on-yomi ソク appears in compound words like 約束 and 結束. The kun-yomi たば is used when describing tangible bundles such as 花束 or 札束.