综 (zèng): heddle, Taiwan pr. [zong4], (bound form) to synthesize, to combine
综 (zèng) is a Chinese character meaning “heddle.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 宗 (phonetic). It ranks #1416 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 综 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lěi, to accumulate), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- heddle
- Taiwan pr. [zong4]
- (bound form) to synthesize
- to combine
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 综
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 综合症 | zōng hé zhèng | syndrome |
| 综合征 | zōng hé zhēng | syndrome |
| 综艺 | zōng yì | variety (entertainment format) |
| 错综复杂 | cuò zōng fù zá | tangled and complicated (idiom) |
| 综上所述 | zōng shàng suǒ shù | to summarize |
| 综合性 | zōng hé xìng | synthesis |
| 综述 | zōng shù | to sum up |
| 综观 | zōng guān | to take a broad view of sth |
| 上证综合指数 | shàng zhèng zōng hé zhǐ shù | SSE (Shanghai Stock Exchange) Composite Index |
| 上海证券交易所综合股价指数 | shàng hǎi zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ zōng hé gǔ jià zhǐ shù | Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index |
| 综合业务数字网 | zōng hé yè wù shù zì wǎng | Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) (computing) |
| 综合报道 | zōng hé bào dào | comprehensive report |
| 新艺综合体 | xīn yì zōng hé tǐ | CinemaScope |
| 严重急性呼吸系统综合症 | yán zhòng jí xìng hū xī xì tǒng zōng hé zhèng | severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) |
| 综合报导 | zōng hé bào dǎo | summary report |
综 appears in 46 compound words: 50 as the first character, 11 as the last, and 39 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 综 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
综合考虑各种因素，我们决定推迟项目启动时间。
Zōnghé kǎolǜ gè zhǒng yīnsù, wǒmen juédìng tuīchí xiàngmù qǐdòng shíjiān.
Considering various factors comprehensively, we decided to postpone the project start time.
...了还因假期结束而哭” 心理专家:属于节后综合征
. . . le hái yīn jiǎ qī jié shù ér kū xīn lǐ zhuān jiā : shǔ yú jié hòu zèng gě zhēng
... I also cried because the holiday was over" Psychologist: It belongs to post-holiday syndrome
川普新关税生效 韩外交部:综合考虑韩美关系影响
chuān pǔ xīn guān shuì shēng xiào hán wài jiāo bù : zèng gě kǎo lǜ hán měi guān xì yǐng xiǎng
Trump's new tariffs take effect South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Comprehensively consider the impact of South Korea-US relations
(米兰冬奥会)综合消息:谷爱凌U型场地技巧卫冕 美国摘赛...
( mǐ lán dōng ào huì ) zèng gě xiāo xī : gǔ ài líng U xíng chǎng dì jì qiǎo wèi 冕 měi guó zhāi sài . . .
(Milan Winter Olympics) Comprehensive news: Gu Ailing's U-shaped field skills defended the title of the United States...
冬奥会|速滑综合:荷兰老将德容四战奥运首夺金
dōng ào huì sù huá zèng gě : hé lán lǎo jiāng dé róng sì zhàn ào yùn shǒu duó jīn
Winter Olympics|Speed skating comprehensive: Dutch veteran De Jong won his first gold medal in four Olympic games
冬奥会|全天综合:中国速滑再迎突破 中井亚美领跑花..
dōng ào huì quán tiān zèng gě zhōng guó sù huá zài yíng tū pò zhōng jǐng yà měi lǐng pǎo huā . .
Winter Olympics|All Day Roundup: China's speed skating breaks through again, and Ami Nakai leads the h...
所有意见是真相和错误的综合。
Suǒyǒu yìjiàn shì zhēnxiàng hé cuòwù de zōnghé.
Every opinion is a mixture of truth and mistakes.
Character Family
纟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the silk radical
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