lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis

surname Shu

to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control

(lit.) to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom); (fig.) to surrender without a fight

variant of 束脩[shu4 xiu1]