縱
The story of 縱
release, indulge
縱 is composed of糸(silk or thread) and 從(to go after). 糸 has the meaning of tying or restriction, 從 has already meant going along, so 縱means lack of restriction. On the other hand, when someone follows another person, they will go vertically, so 縱 is also used to describe something vertical.
Vocabulary of 縱
- 放縱 (to indulge)
- 縱慾 (to indulge in debauchery)
- 縱橫 (in length and breadth)
Related Characters:
糸silk6系system7紇knot9紅red
needlework 9紀record
discipline9紙paper10紐buckle
pivot10紋mark
pattern10紊chaotic
disorderly10紹continue
recommend11終end
finish11絳purple-red12絲silk12經undergo
through13綑bundle
tie13網net14維maintain
preserve14緊tight
tense14綴link
connect
stitch14綸classify
thread14綣twisted
tangled14緞satin15緻delicate
fine15緯horizontal
latitude15緘close
seal15縊strangle16縱release
indulge17縫sew
stitch
crack17繹interpret 19繫tie
connect 19繪draw
paint19纂compile20纓tassel
connect23
needlework 9紀record
discipline9紙paper10紐buckle
pivot10紋mark
pattern10紊chaotic
disorderly10紹continue
recommend11終end
finish11絳purple-red12絲silk12經undergo
through13綑bundle
tie13網net14維maintain
preserve14緊tight
tense14綴link
connect
stitch14綸classify
thread14綣twisted
tangled14緞satin15緻delicate
fine15緯horizontal
latitude15緘close
seal15縊strangle16縱release
indulge17縫sew
stitch
crack17繹interpret 19繫tie
connect 19繪draw
paint19纂compile20纓tassel
connect23