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Character #324 · The First 1000

zǒng

chief

general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later

Strokes
917
TraditionalSimplified
總 总
Poster cell
P12
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • zǒngshì always
  • zǒngjié to sum up
  • zǒnglǐ premier
  • zǒngtǒng president (of a country)
  • zǒngzhī in a word
  • zǒnggòng altogether
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 总總

Write 总總 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, zǒng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell P12 · 28 × 36 grid

总總 is #324 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 总 mean in English?
总 (zǒng) means "chief": general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later.
How do you pronounce 总?
总 is pronounced zǒng in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄗㄨㄥˇ.
How many strokes does 总 have?
The simplified form, 总, has 9 strokes. The traditional form, 總, has 17.
What is the traditional form of 总?
The traditional form of 总 is 總. 总 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 總 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 总?
Common words that use 总 include 总是 (zǒngshì, always), 总结 (zǒngjié, to sum up), 总理 (zǒnglǐ, premier), 总统 (zǒngtǒng, president (of a country)).
How common is 总?
总 is number 324 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell P12 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.