合纵

Traditional form:

合縱

Pinyin (reading):

Hé Zòng

Definitions:

• Vertical Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家／纵横家 ( Zònghéngjiā) during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

Characters:

• 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
• 纵 - to indulge in, to give free reign to

Traditional characters:

• 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
• 縱 - to indulge in, to give free reign to