Chinese Character 縱 Meanings and components.

Form

縱

Meaning

縱 meaning[3] in English

Warp (The Vertical Threads In Weaving).

Vertical.

Longitudinal.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 縱 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'silk' radical in … (糹) , and surname Cong (從)

Its radical[1] is: 糸 (mi4) which means: Fine Silk, Kangxi Radical 120, .糸mi4fine silk

In cangjie it is written with VFHOO

How to write 縱

To write縱zong4warp (the … you should write a combination of 糹si1'silk' radical … , 從cong2surname Cong arranged in a 吅 shape:

糹 + 從 = 縱

縱 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 縱 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 縱, looks as follow:

縱
Pinyin:zong4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Warp (The Vertical Threads In Weaving) . Vertical . Longitudinal . North-South (Lines Of Longitude) . Lengthwise . To Release . To Indulge . Even If
糹
Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: 'Silk' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 120), Occurring In 红, 绿, 累 Etc . Also Pr. [Mi4]
幺
Pinyin:yao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Yao
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
從
Pinyin:cong2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Cong
彳
Pinyin:chi4
Meaning[3]: Step With The Left Foot (Kangxi Radical 60) . See Also 彳亍[Chi4 Chu4]
从
Pinyin:cong2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Cong
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
止
Pinyin:zhi3
Meaning[3]: To Stop . To Prohibit . Until . Only

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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