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漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food

綜: rule, synthesize

JLPT N114 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

糸 carries the meaning · 宗 is drawn in

14 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

ソウsou · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 錯綜さくそうbecoming complicated; becoming involved
  • 綜覧そうらんgeneral survey; looking through

Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.

  • 綜あぜwarp controller (on a loom)

Also read おさめる, すべる, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
More in the 糸 thread story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
糸

Also built on thread (糸)

All 71
宗

Also built on religion (宗)

Also read ソウ

56 kanji share this on'yomiAll 56

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
綜 rule · 糸
vs踪 remains · 足
綜 has 糸 where 踪 has 足.
In ChineseSimplified 综 · traditional, as in Japanese · zōng

Japan keeps the traditional form 綜; mainland China simplifies it to 综.

Simplified
综 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
綜 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin zōng most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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