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The character 纵 (zòng) combines the silk radical 纟 (mī), indicating a connection to threads or ropes, with the phonetic component 从 (cóng), which depicts two people following and means "from". Its traditional form, 縱, uses the unsimplified radical 糸 and the more complex phonetic element 從. The original meaning referred to slackening a tightened bowstring or releasing physical tension, which relates to its modern verbs: to set loose, to indulge freely, or to let go without restraint. It also serves as a spatial noun for a vertical or longitudinal direction.
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纵容孩子是不对的。
他纵身跳入水中。
纵火是严重的罪行。
这条铁路纵横全国。
他们在晚会上纵情歌唱。
纵使困难重重，我们也要坚持。
从山顶可以纵览全城景色。
他在会议上纵论国际形势。