| 纵 |
zòng yán | to theorize generally |
| 纵 |
zòng | vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / (bound form) to release (a captive) / to indulge / to leap up / (literary) even if |
| 言 |
yán | words / speech / to say / to talk |