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纵

Traditional: 縱

zòng

zòng · zung1 (Jyutping)

  1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
  2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
  3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
  4. (bound form) to release (a captive)
  5. to indulge
  6. to leap up
  7. (literary) even if

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

纵

Meaning
indulge in, give free reign to
Radical
纟
Strokes
7
Components
⿰纟从
Cangjie
VMOO
Four-corner
2810

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