纵(zòng)

HSK 67 strokesTrad. 縱
Readingszòngzǒng

vertical

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zòng / zǒng
Meaning
vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); (bound form) to release (a captive); to indulge; to leap up; (literary) even if
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
縱

Origin & structure

Where 纵 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟从

In this compound, the meaning comes from 纟 (thread); 从 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

纟sī从cóng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 纵 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 纵

Common words using 纵 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cāo操zòng纵
HSK 6

to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate

Open 操纵 page →
fàng放zòng纵
HSK 7-9

to indulge

Open 放纵 page →
zòng纵róng容
HSK 7-9

to tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in bad behavior

Open 纵容 page →
zòng纵héng横jiāo交cuò错
HSK 7-9

criss-crossed (idiom)

Open 纵横交错 page →
zòng纵shēn深
HSK 7-9

depth (from front to rear)

Open 纵深 page →
zòng纵rán然
HSK 7-9

even if; even though

Open 纵然 page →
zòng纵guān观
HSK 7-9

to survey comprehensively

Open 纵观 page →
hé合zòng纵

Vertical Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 ji…

Open 合纵 page →

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 纵’s common words

操放容横交错深然

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