纵横家 in English Zong4 heng2 jia1 Meaning

Meanings

  • School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC (Before Christ)) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2] and Zhang Yi 張儀|张仪[Zhang4 Yi2]

Simplified Characters

纵 横 家

Traditional Characters

縱 橫 家

Pinyin

Zong4 heng2 jia1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

纵zong4warp (the vertical threads in weaving) 横heng2horizontal 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]