合纵

合縱
Hé Zòng
Vertical Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 纵横家 Zònghéngjiā during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 合 gě
  1. 100 ml
  2. one-tenth of a peck
  3. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗
=1 合 hé
  1. to close
  2. to join
  3. to fit
  4. to be equal to
  5. whole
  6. together
  7. round (in battle)
  8. conjunction (astronomy)
  9. 1st note of pentatonic scale
  10. old variant of 盒 hé
=1 合 hé variant of 合 hé
2 纵 zòng
  1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. zōng)
  2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. zōng)
  3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. zōng)
  4. (bound form) to release (a captive)
  5. to indulge
  6. to leap up
  7. (literary) even if