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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
綜合 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
綜合 ＝ 綜 ＋ 合
ㄗㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ · zōnghé
adjective/verb — comprehensive; integrated; general-purpose; to synthesize; to integrate

字源 FORM — what the parts do

綜to gather threads together (綜合的綜)zōng糸 (silk threads) + 宗 (phonetic zōng; also: gathering point): drawing scattered threads to a single point
合to join; to combine (合作的合)hé
綜合，綜合的綜，合作的合。
關 · Related
整合zhěnghéto integrate — near-synonym; implies tidying as well as combining全面quánmiànall-round, comprehensive — same range sense as 綜合 when used as adjective