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Kanji Detail for 縱 - "vertical, release, free"
縱
- Meaning
縱 means "vertical, release, free."
Vertical - Running up and down.
Release - To let go; to set free.
Indulge - To give in to desires.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
indulge in; give free reign to
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
indulge in, give free reign to
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
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
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to indulge in, to give free reign to
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To release. To let go. Such as 縱囚 (release prisoners), 操縱 (control). | Indulgent. Such as saying 縱欲無度 (indulging desires without limit). | Vague. 縱言. Meaning speaking vaguely about matters. | A particle. Meaning of supposition. Such as 縱使. Like saying even if so. | 縱縱. Appearance of hurrying to attend to matters. | Vertical line. In geometry, perpendicular lines are 縱. Horizontal lines are 橫. Also in the Warring States there were Horizontal and Vertical Alliance strategists. Uniting north and south is called 縱. Linking east and west is called 橫. Also written as 從衡.
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