zòng纵（縱）
纵（縱）
common
multipos
Meaning of 纵
纵 means north-south (opposite of 横); lengthwise; front-to-back. Pronounced zòng.
- north-south (opposite of 横)
- lengthwise; front-to-back
- parallel to long axis
Character Info
Radical糸
Strokes11
Components
糸
足
Stroke Order
纵
Definitions & Examples
Dà大
yùn运
hé河
běi北
qǐ起
běi北
jīng京
，
nán南
zhì至
háng杭
zhōu州
，
zòng纵
guàn贯
tiān天
jīn津
、
hé河
běi北
、
shān山
dōng东
、
jiāng江
sū苏
、
zhè浙
jiāng江
wǔ五
shěng省
shì市
。
The Grand Canal starts from Beijing in the north and ends at Hangzhou in the south, running through five municipalities and provinces: Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Zhè这
tiáo条
zòng纵
guàn贯
quán全
guó国
de的
tiě铁
lù路
dà大
dà大
suō缩
duǎn短
le了
yùn运
shū输
shí时
jiān间
。
This north-south railway across the country has greatly shortened transportation time.
Zhè这
zhāng张
dì地
tú图
shàng上
zòng纵
xiàn线
dài代
biǎo表
jīng经
xiàn线
，
héng横
xiàn线
dài代
biǎo表
wěi纬
xiàn线
。
On this map, vertical lines represent meridians and horizontal lines represent parallels.
Relations
Common Words
纵横 / 縱橫zònghéng
vertical and horizontal; unrestrained; sweep through
放纵 / 放縱fàngzòng
indulge; permissive; undisciplined
纵情 / 縱情zòngqíng
to one's heart's content; unrestrainedly
纵然 / 縱然zòngrán
even if; even though
纵队 / 縱隊zòngduì
column; file; military column (hist.)
纵深 / 縱深zòngshēn
depth; longitudinal extent; tactical depth
纵剖面 / 縱剖面zòngpōumiàn
longitudinal section; profile