纵
Character
vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. (zōng))
Meaning
zòng
zong4- vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) CC-CEDICT
- from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) CC-CEDICT
- military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. (zōng)) CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) to release (a captive) CC-CEDICT
- to indulge CC-CEDICT
- to leap up CC-CEDICT
- (literary) even if CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 7 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 纵
Draw “纵” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
请画一条纵线。
qǐng huà yì tiáo zòng xiàn
Please draw a vertical line.
AI-generated sentence
纵线和横线不一样。
zòng xiàn hé héng xiàn bù yí yàng
A vertical line and a horizontal line are not the same.
AI-generated sentence
这张纸的纵边很长。
zhè zhāng zhǐ de zòng biān hěn cháng
The long, up-and-down side of this paper is very long.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 纵
See all 60 →纵容zòng róngto let someone do bad things and not stop themWordHSK 7–9纵深zòng shēnhow deep a place is, from the front to the backWordHSK 7–9纵然zòng ráneven if; even though something else is true or happensWordHSK 7–9纵观zòng guānto look at all of something over a long timeWordHSK 7–9纵横交错zòng héng jiāo cuòdescribes roads, lines, or rivers that cross each other many timesWordHSK 7–9纵享zòng xiǎngto enjoyWord纵令zòng lìngto indulgeWord纵使zòng shǐeven ifWord纵向zòng xiànglongitudinalWord纵声zòng shēngloudlyWord纵情zòng qíngto your heart's contentWord纵意zòng yìwillfullyWord