纵 zòng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 从 from, by, since, whence, through
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
纵观
zòngguān
to survey; to take a comprehensive view of
Characters in this word
观 guān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 纵观近百年的城市化进程，交通结构始终深刻影响居住形态。 Zòngguān jìn bǎi nián de chéngshìhuà jìnchéng, jiāotōng jiégòu shǐzhōng shēnkè yǐngxiǎng jūzhù xíngtài. Surveying nearly a century of urbanisation, transport structures have always profoundly shaped forms of residence.
- 纵观他的整个职业生涯，他始终坚持自己的理想。 Zòngguān tā de zhěnggè zhíyè shēngyá, tā shǐzhōng jiānchí zìjǐ de lǐxiǎng. If you look at his whole career as a whole, he has always held on to his ideals.
- 纵观历史，每次技术革新都改变了人们的生活方式。 Zòngguān lìshǐ, měi cì jìshù géxīn dōu gǎibiàn le rénmen de shēnghuó fāngshì. Taking a broad view of history, every technological innovation changed how people lived.
Related words
- 操纵 cāozòng to manipulate; to control
- 放纵 fàngzòng to indulge; to give free rein to; unrestrained
- 纵横 zònghéng crisscrossing; vertical and horizontal; to range freely
- 纵然 zòngrán even if; even though
- 纵容 zòngróng to indulge; to connive at; to tolerate wrongdoing
- 纵深 zòngshēn depth; strategic depth
- 参观 cānguān to visit and look around
- 观点 guāndiǎn point of view; opinion
- 观察 guānchá to observe
- 观看 guānkàn to watch
- 观念 guānniàn idea; viewpoint
- 观众 guānzhòng audience