总
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(bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
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Dict coverage rank #446 U+603B
How 总 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Many mouths 口 speaking with one mind 心
How to remember it
general · Heisig RSH #566
animal horns + 口 mouth + 心 heart
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 总 as their sound component
These characters all use 总 (zǒng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 总 sound component | zǒng | to gather, to collect; overall, altogether |
| 聪 | cōng | sharp (of sight and hearing); intelligent, clever, bright |
Words containing 总
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 总会会长 | zǒng huì huì zhǎng | president of the association |
| 中华全国总工会 | Zhōng huá Quán guó Zǒng gōng huì | All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) |
| 总会三明治 | zǒng huì sān míng zhì | (Tw) club sandwich (variant of 總匯三明治|总汇三明治[zong3 hui4 san1 ming2 zhi4]) |
| 总人口 | zǒng rén kǒu | total population |
| 中国海洋石油总公司 | Zhōng guó Hǎi yáng Shí yóu Zǒng gōng sī | CNOOC; China National Offshore Oil Corporation |
| 总体上说 | zǒng tǐ shàng shuō | looking at the big picture; all in all; all things considered |
| 中华全国体育总会 | Zhōng huá Quán guó Tǐ yù Zǒng huì | All-China Sports Federation |
| 总平面图 | zǒng píng miàn tú | general layout; site plan |
| 总角之交 | zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo | (idiom) childhood friend |
| 中国核能总公司 | Zhōng guó Hé néng Zǒng gōng sī | China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) |
| 总经理 | zǒng jīng lǐ | general manager; CEO |
| 总成本 | zǒng chéng běn | total costs |
| 总而言之 | zǒng ér yán zhī | in short; in a word; in brief |
| 总角之好 | zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo | (idiom) childhood friend |
| 国务总理 | guó wù zǒng lǐ | minister of state (old usage) |
| 前总理 | qián zǒng lǐ | former prime minister |
| 一总 | yī zǒng | altogether; in all |
| 总动员 | zǒng dòng yuán | general mobilization (for war etc) |
| 总主教 | zǒng zhǔ jiào | archbishop; primate (of a church); metropolitan |
| 总开关 | zǒng kāi guān | main switch |