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冗

rǒng
adjective #35,152

Meanings

  1. 1 redundant, superfluous
  2. 2 lengthy, verbose
  3. 3 (of schedule) busy, packed

Examples

这篇文章太冗长了。
Zhè piān wénzhāng tài rǒngcháng le.
This article is too long-winded.
请删去冗余的部分。
Qǐng shānqù rǒngyú de bùfen.
Please delete the redundant parts.
百忙之中拨冗出席。
Bǎi máng zhī zhōng bō rǒng chūxí.
Despite being busy, he made time to attend.

Tips

usage
Almost never appears alone in modern Chinese — used in compounds: 冗长 (rǒngcháng, lengthy), 冗余 (rǒngyú, redundancy, e.g. data redundancy), 冗员 (rǒngyuán, redundant staff), 冗杂 (rǒngzá, miscellaneous). The phrase 拨冗 (bō rǒng, 'to make time despite a busy schedule') is a polite formula in invitations.
memory
Top component 冖 (a roof) over 几 — picturing a person sitting idly under a roof with nothing to do. The 'idle/superfluous' meaning grew naturally from this 'unoccupied' image.

Stroke Order

冗 rǒng