纵横 zònghéng▶ a lo largo y ancho

Stroke order

纵横 is written in 22 strokes across 2 characters.

• 纵 — 7 strokes
• 横 — 15 strokes

Senses

1. lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal
2. length and breadth
3. criss-crossed
4. able to move unhindered

Related words

• 横duro e irrazonable; perverso
• 操纵control

纵横 is pronounced zònghéng and means “a lo largo y ancho”. It belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 纵横 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.