纵
zòng
vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); (bound form) to release (a captive); to indulge; to leap up; (literary) even if
thread (纟) + sound from 从 = running lengthwise, releasing freely
纟 (thread/silk) anchors the idea of something running lengthwise along a loom or fabric — the vertical warp threads. 从 primarily gives the sound zòng here; the thread radical carries the spatial meaning.
他纵身跳进了水里。
tā zòng shēn tiào jìn le shuǐ lǐ。
he leaped into the water.
父母不应该纵容孩子的坏习惯。
fù mǔ bù yīng gāi zòng róng hái zi de huài xí guàn。
parents should not indulge their children's bad habits.
Words with 纵
放纵
fàng zòng
to indulge
纵容
zòng róng
to indulge
纵深
zòng shēn
depth (from front to rear)
操纵杆
cāo zòng gǎn
joystick
骄纵
jiāo zòng
arrogant and willful
纵队
zòng duì
column; file (formation of people) (CL:列[lie4],路[lu4])
合纵
hé zòng
Vertical Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
一字纵队
yī zì zòng duì
single file
合纵连横
hé zòng lián héng
Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
娇纵
jiāo zòng
to indulge (a child)
幕后操纵
mù hòu cāo zòng
to manipulate from behind the scenes
操纵
cāo zòng
to operate