综

綜
zōng
#1,423 most
frequent character
(bound form) to synthesize

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

综 pairs 纟 silk threads with 宗 zōng as the sound part. It first meant a loom tool that crosses warp and weft threads. From that it grew to 'put together', 'aggregate', and 'sum up'.

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