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縱

简纵 · 繁縱

Mandarin · pinyin zòng

vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. zōng)
from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. zōng)
military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. zōng)
(bound form) to release (a captive)
to indulge
to leap up
(literary) even if

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纵: zòng · indulge in, give free reign to

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4 · zong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zung1 · zung2 · zung3

Cantonese word readings for 縱. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

(literary) loose; relaxed
(literary) to shoot an arrow
(literary) to send out; to deliver
to let go; to release; to set free
to let loose
to jump up; to jump over
(dialectal, including Cantonese, Hainanese, Leizhou Mina, Liuzhou Mandarin, Loudi Xiang) to spoil; to pamper
even if; even though
a surname

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of the north-south direction; vertical
longitudinal; lengthwise
(historical) short for 合縱／合纵 (hézòng, “to ally with”)
(military) short for 縱隊／纵队 (zòngduì, “column corps”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 蹤 /踪 (zōng, “trace”)

character

used in 縱縱／纵纵 (zǒngzǒng, “hurried; numerous”)
used in 縱臾／纵臾 (zǒngyǒng, “to encourage”)

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(obsolete, of hair worn in a bun) big and tall

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