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Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 悤 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bind together", since thread (糹) is used to put things together.
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Similar Characters
总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
总
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
总
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
总
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
总
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
总 / 總 [zǒng]
always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case
Japanese
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
Korean
총 [總]
chong-; A prefix used to mean "putting everything together" or "adding all".
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
總 さとし
Satoshi unclassified name
總 そうざき
Souzaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (161)
总是 [zǒngshì] #402
always
总统 [zǒngtǒng] #589
president (of a country)
总之 [zǒngzhī] #2,111
in a word
总结 [zǒngjié] #7,518
to sum up
总理 [zǒnglǐ] #8,904
premier
总体 [zǒngtǐ] #11,852
completely
总部 [zǒngbù] #2,876
general headquarters
总经理 [zǒngjīnglǐ] #14,549
general manager
总裁 [zǒngcái] #4,808
chairman
总算 [zǒngsuàn] #3,521
at long last
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)