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zǒng

always (no matter what). 9 strokes, radical 心, first met in HSK 3.

Pinyin zǒngStrokes 9Radical Band HSK 3Words 15

What 总 is made of

(ha, kwukyel), (kǒu, mouth) and (xīn, heart).

Many mouths 口 speaking with one mind 心.

How to write 总

Strokes 1–2 write , then strokes 3–5 write , then strokes 6–9 write .

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Stroke order chart for 总 — 9 strokes, radical 心

Write 总 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 总

Words that use 总

(zǒng) always (no matter what)
不管怎样,情况都是一样的

他总记得每个学生的名字。He always remembers every student's name.

Lesson 237, 自觉修持与总结提炼 · 文化学术与钻研思辨 · Scholarly Inquiry and Cultural Studies

(zǒng)(jié) to sum up findings
把研究过的内容归纳成简短的结论

老师请大家总结今天的收获。The teacher asked everyone to sum up their findings today.

Lesson 237, 自觉修持与总结提炼 · 文化学术与钻研思辨 · Scholarly Inquiry and Cultural Studies

(zǒng)(shì) always (invariably true)
不管什么时候,情况都一模一样

生活总是充满温情与希望。Life is always full of warmth and hope.

Lesson 242, 人生际遇与从容哲思 · 田园律动与生活哲思 · Country Life, Sport and Everyday Wisdom

(zǒng)(gòng) altogether, in total
把所有的数目加在一起

图书馆总共登记了三万册书。The library had altogether thirty thousand volumes registered.

Lesson 382, 典册披寻与笃行准饬 · 经纶大业与四海同春 · Statesmanship, Epochal Visions & Triumphant Confidence

(zǒng)() premier, prime minister
国家政府中主持全面工作的最高官员

专家陪同总理视察西北。The experts accompanied the premier on his tour of the northwest.

Lesson 383, 经邦抱负与大任行远 · 经纶大业与四海同春 · Statesmanship, Epochal Visions & Triumphant Confidence

(zǒng)(tǒng) president (of a republic)
共和制国家的最高领导人

外邦总统专程致电称赞。The foreign president placed a special call to offer his praise.

Lesson 384, 经国大略与砥柱中流 · 经纶大业与四海同春 · Statesmanship, Epochal Visions & Triumphant Confidence

(zǒng)(zhī) in short, in sum
用来总结前面说的所有内容

总之,只要努力就会成功。in short, hard work is bound to pay off.

Lesson 385, 德业大成与自信华章 · 经纶大业与四海同春 · Statesmanship, Epochal Visions & Triumphant Confidence

(zǒng)(cái) CEO, chief executive
指企业集团的最高领导人

子弹上膛守卫要塞。集团总裁亲临现场调度。The group's CEO personally oversaw the site.

Lesson 536, 破除阻碍 · 崇德守礼与天下为公 · The Grand Harmony & Moral Integrity

(zǒng)(shù) total number
指全部数量加起来的数字

参与重建的志愿者总数超千人。The total number of volunteers in the rebuilding effort topped a thousand.

Lesson 536, 破除阻碍 · 崇德守礼与天下为公 · The Grand Harmony & Moral Integrity

(zǒng)(suàn) finally, at long last
指经过一番周折之后达成结果

大家日夜奋斗总算全面夺取了抗险胜利。Through day and night's effort, they finally won the fight.

Lesson 536, 破除阻碍 · 崇德守礼与天下为公 · The Grand Harmony & Moral Integrity

and 5 more in the catalogue.

Characters that contain 总

cōng

More characters with the radical 心

All 60 of them, and what the radical means, on the 心 radical page.

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