縱U+7E3117 STROKES
Entry·pron. zōng
ㄗㄨㄥ
“To indulge; to give free rein; to release; to leap; vertical; lengthwise; longitudinal; north-south.”
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Taiwan rank
#1,649
Radical
糸silk
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- 操縱ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄥˋto operate; to control; to manipulate; to rig (e.g., an election or market)
- 縱使ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄕˇeven if; even though; regardless of whether; used to introduce a hypothetical or concessive condition
- 縱橫ㄗㄨㄥ ㄏㄥˊvertical and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; (fig.) diplomatic maneuvering, as in the Warring States period School of Diplomacy; unrestrained, unchecked; winding, undulating; numerous and scattered.
- 縱火ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇto set on fire; to commit arson; to deliberately start a fire.
- 縱然ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄢˊeven if; even though; despite the fact that; notwithstanding.
- 縱容ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊto tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow bad behavior; to let someone act without restraint.
- 放縱ㄈㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋto indulge; to let someone do as they please; to act without restraint or discipline
- 縱谷ㄗㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇvalley running parallel to the main mountain range
- 縱身ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄣto leap; to jump (with one's whole body)
- 合縱ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄥWarring States-era policy of six states uniting against Qin; horizontal alliance of weaker powers against a stronger one
- 縱向ㄗㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋlengthwise; longitudinal; vertical orientation or direction
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