zōngzèng

put together, arrange threads for weaving

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
糹 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

is a component form of .

宗 sound component

  Sound component

zōng

  

ancestor, sect

Evolution

綜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
綜 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
綜 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
綜 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
綜 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

zōng

arrange threads for weaving; to sum up; to put together

() 

zèng

heddle (device to form warp in weaving textiles); Taiwan pr. [zòng]

Most common words with 綜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

综合

comprehensive

综合症

syndrome

综合征

syndrome

to sum up

综合性

synthesis