Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 宗 represents the sound.
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
綜
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
綜
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
綜
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
綜
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
綜
Regular
Modern
Chinese
综 / 綜 [zèng]
heddle (device to form warp in weaving textiles); Taiwan pr. [zòng]
综 / 綜 [zōng]
to sum up; to put together; Taiwan pr. [zòng]
Japanese
warp controller (on a loom)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
綜 おさむ
Osamu given name
綜 すぶる
Suburu unclassified name
綜 そう
Sou unclassified name
綜 そうじ
Souji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (42)
综合 [zōnghé] #7,578
comprehensive
综合症 [zōnghézhèng] #6,331
syndrome
综合征 [zōnghézhēng] #10,679
syndrome
综合性 [zōnghéxìng] #40,334
synthesis
错综复杂 [cuòzōngfùzá] #25,344
tangled and complicated (idiom)
综艺 [zōngyì] #23,799
wide range of performing arts
综述 [zōngshù] #64,318
to sum up
综上所述 [zōngshàngsuǒshù] #37,792
to summarize
综观 [zōngguān] #23,554
to take a broad view of sth
错综 [cuòzōng] #46,384
intricate
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JAPANESE WORDS (10)
⭐ 総合 [そうごう] #7,821
synthesis
⭐ 総理 [そうり] #21,635
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government)
錯綜 [さくそう] #27,766
becoming complicated
⭐ 総括 [そうかつ] #31,810
summarization
総覧 [そうらん] #119,196
general survey
巻子 [へそ] #138,936
bobbin
臍繰り [へそくり] #206,373
secret savings
綜絖 [そうこう] #281,633
heddle
綜芸種智院 [しゅげいしゅちいん] #296,160
Shugei Shuchiin School (ca 829CE)
綜芸 [そうげい]
synthesis of varied arts
KOREAN WORDS (2)