zòng héng

Traditional: 縱橫

纵横 (zòng héng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal
  2. 2length and breadth
  3. 3criss-crossed
  4. 4able to move unhindered
  5. 5abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

Characters in 纵横

纵zòng · vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1])横héng · horizontal

Related words

操纵to operate纵火to set on fire横horizontal横harsh and unreasonable放纵to indulge才华横溢brimming over with talent (esp. literary)纵火犯arsonist纵容to tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in bad behavior纵vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1])横穿to cross专横imperious横扫to sweep away

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