冗 (rǒng) — (bound form) redundant, superfluous; (bound form) lengthy, verbose; busy (schedule)

Definition

冗 (rǒng) is a bound written form meaning 'redundant' or 'lengthy' — it almost never stands alone, appearing only inside set words like 冗余, 冗长, and 冗务, mostly in formal writing.

bound form
redundantsuperfluouslengthyverbosebusy (schedule)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 冗。
    Zhè fèn shù jù zhōng yǒu hěn duō rǒng yú de xìn xī.
    There's a lot of redundant information in this data.
  • ，。
    Tā de yǎn jiǎng tài rǒng cháng le, dà jiā dōu bú nài fán le.
    His speech was too lengthy; everyone got impatient.
  • 冗，。
    Tā zuì jìn rǒng wù fán máng, hěn shǎo yǒu shí jiān xiū xi.
    He's been busy with tedious tasks lately and rarely has time to rest.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 儿儿érperson

冗 combines 宀 (roof) and 儿 (person) to picture a person at home without work to do.

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