縱紋

纵

縱

zòng

纹

紋

wén

stria longitudinalis (in the brain)

Characters and words in 縱紋

纵

縱

zòng = zu + (e)ng4

warp (the vertical threads in weaving) / vertical / longitudinal / north-south (lines of longitude) / lengthwise / to release / to indulge / even if

纵 = 从 + 纟 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) is weaving a small blanket in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). As horizontal threads he uses silk worms (纟), and as vertical (纵) threads he uses rubber chicken (从).

纹

紋

wén = w + (e)n2

line / trace / mark / pattern / grain (of wood etc)

纹 = 文 + 纟 : Willy Walrus (w) wants to continue reading his favorite book (文) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2), but he finds that a silk worm (纟) left a lot of traces (纹) where it ate through the book.