冗 rǒng excessive

源How it came to be

A figure sitting under a cover, with nothing to do. Somebody indoors and idle is more than the work needs, so the word came to mean more than is needed.

用How it is used

• Redundant, superfluous, needlessly long - 冗长 (rǒngcháng) tediously long-winded, 冗余 (rǒngyú) redundancy, 冗员 (rǒngyuán) surplus staff.
• Always a criticism: too much padding - a 冗长 speech or report drags.
• Written register; useful for editing and tech (数据冗余 data redundancy).

字Characters built with 冗

• 沉 to sink

词Words with 冗

• 冗长rǒngchánglong and tediousHSK 8