冗 (rǒng): extraneous, redundant, superfluous
冗 (rǒng) is a Chinese character meaning “extraneous.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 冖 (structural) and 几 (structural). It ranks #2949 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 冗 a cover-cloth 冖 on a table 几. Its radical form 冖 (cover) appears in many related characters such as 写 (xiě, to write), 农 (nóng, (bound form) agriculture), 军 (jūn, (bound form) army).
Definitions
- extraneous
- redundant
- superfluous
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA cover-cloth 冖 on a table 几
Decomposition: ⿱冖几 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冗长adjective | rǒng cháng | long and tedious |
| 拨冗verb | bō rǒng | to find time to do sth in the midst of pressing affairs |
| 冗员noun | rǒng yuán | excess personnel |
| 冗余adjective | rǒng yú | redundancy |
| 冗长度 | rǒng cháng dù | (level of) redundancy |
| 冗长辩论 | rǒng cháng biàn lùn | filibuster |
| 冗位 | rǒng wèi | redundant position |
| 冗数 | rǒng shù | redundant number |
| 冗务 | rǒng wù | miscellaneous affairs |
| 冗言noun | rǒng yán | pleonasm (linguistics) |
| 冗费noun | rǒng fèi | unnecessary expenses |
| 冗官noun | rǒng guān | redundant officials |
| 冗语 | rǒng yǔ | verbosity |
| 冗职 | rǒng zhí | redundant position |
| 冗兵noun | rǒng bīng | superfluous troops |
冗 appears in 28 compound words: 86 as the first character, 14 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 冗 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
了解冗字的来源,有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè rǒng zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origins of redundant characters helps us grasp Chinese culture.
翻盖机型是本轮复古手机热潮中颇具代表性的品类,主打“轻智能、减冗余”的使用理念。
fān gài jī xíng shì běn lún fù gǔ shǒu jī rè cháo zhōng pō jù dài biǎo xìng de pǐn lèi , zhǔ dǎ qīng zhì néng , jiǎn rǒng yú de shǐ yòng lǐ niàn .
Flip phones are a particularly representative category in the current retro smartphone trend, promoting a user experience centered on “lightweight smart features and minimalism.”
根据不同的功能需求精准划分区域,哪里需要拼哪里,彻底砍掉冗余部分。
gēn jù bù tóng de gōng néng xū qiú jīng zhǔn huá fēn qū yù , nǎ lǐ xū yāo pīn nǎ lǐ , chè de kǎn diào rǒng yú bù fēn .
Precisely divide the space into zones based on different functional needs, combining areas where necessary and completely eliminating any redundant parts.
三种传感器并不是互为冗余,而是组合成一个完整的图像。
sān zhǒng chuán gǎn qì bìng bù shì hù wéi rǒng yú , ér shì zǔ gě chéng yī gè wán zhěng de tú xiàng .
The three sensors are not redundant with respect to one another; rather, they combine to form a complete image.
自动驾驶的计算冗余架构采用双组传感器、双连接器、双 SoC 芯片、双路电源四重备份。
zì dòng jià shǐ de jì suàn rǒng yú jià gòu cǎi yòng shuāng zǔ chuán gǎn qì , shuāng lián jiē qì , shuāng S o C xīn piàn , shuāng lù diàn yuán sì chóng bèi fèn .
The computational redundancy architecture for autonomous driving employs a quadruple backup system consisting of dual sets of sensors, dual connectors, dual SoC chips, and dual power supplies.
...音/李四川遭控见“天道盟”游象贤 儿游辉冗替父驳:较像角头、非帮派
. . . yīn lǐ sì chuān zāo kòng jiàn tiān dào méng yóu xiàng xián ér yóu huī rǒng tì fù bó : jiào xiàng jiǎo tóu , fēi bāng pài
...Yin/Li Sichuan Accused of Meeting "Tian Dao Alliance" Member You Xiangxian; Son You Huirong Defends Father: "More Like a Local Gang Leader, Not a Gang"
这位老教授的讲座冗长而沉闷。
Zhèwèi lǎo jiàoshòu de jiǎngzuò rǒngcháng ér chénmèn.
The old professor's lectures are long-winded and ponderous.
Character Family
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