总
总
“to gather”
Radical: 心
Strokes: 9
Level: HSK 3
How 总 is built — top · middle · bottom
丷
kwukyel
kwukyel
口
Mouth · kǒu
An open mouth. Mouth actions (吃 eat, 喝 drink, 说 speak) and round objects use it.
心
Heart · xīn
The heart with its chambers. Feelings and thinking use it: 想 爱 忙 快.
Origin
Many mouths 口 speaking with one mind 心
Words with 总
总是 zǒngshì — always
总结 zǒng jié — to sum up
总裁 zǒng cái — chairman
总共 zǒng gòng — altogether
总理 zǒng lǐ — premier
总算 zǒng suàn — at long last
总统 zǒng tǒng — president (of a country)
总之 zǒng zhī — in a word
总而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī — in short
总和 zǒng hé — sum
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