综

綜

zèng, zōng

宗 + 纟

Definitions

zōng (verb) to sum up; to synthesize; to put together

zèng (noun) heddle (weaving device)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 宗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綜.

Semantic: 纟 Phonetic: 宗

About

综 is a phonosemantic compound: the silk radical 纟 (simplified from 糸) provides the meaning, and 宗 gives the sound. It is the simplified form of 綜. Originally, it referred to the arrangement of warp threads on a loom and the device that groups and controls them during weaving. From this concrete action of drawing threads into a pattern, the meaning expanded to the intellectual domain, synthesizing, compiling, and summarizing disparate elements into a unified whole.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这是一个综合课程。

Zhè shì yī gè zōnghé kèchéng.

This is a comprehensive course.

她喜欢看综艺节目。

Tā xǐhuān kàn zōngyì jiémù.

She likes watching variety shows.

综合学习很重要。

Zōnghé xuéxí hěn zhòngyào.

Comprehensive learning is very important.

他写了一篇文献综述。

Tā xiě le yī piān wénxiàn zōngshù.

He wrote a literature review.

我们需要综合考虑问题。

Wǒmen xūyào zōnghé kǎolǜ wèntí.

We need to consider problems comprehensively.

综观全局，我们占优势。

Zōngguān quánjú, wǒmen zhàn yōushì.

Looking at the overall situation, we have an advantage.

城市需要进行综合治理。

Chéngshì xūyào jìnxíng zōnghé zhìlǐ.

The city needs to carry out comprehensive management.

从综合角度分析，这个方案是可行的。

Cóng zōnghé jiǎodù fēnxī, zhège fāng'àn shì kěxíng de.

From a comprehensive perspective, this plan is feasible.

Related Characters

Component: 宗

Component: 纟

综