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The character "纵" originates from its traditional form "縱", which is structured with the silk radical "糸" and the component "從" that provides both phonetic and semantic clues related to following or releasing. Initially denoting the act of letting go or setting free, such as loosening something bound, its meaning expanded to include indulgence, permission, and the concessive sense of "even if". In a spatial context, it acquired the directional meaning of "vertical" or "longitudinal", standing in opposition to "horizontal". The simplified form "纵" retains this semantic range while substituting "糸" with "纟" and "從" with "从" as its constituent parts.
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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。