懂中文 Dong Chinese

总

zǒng

collect

Simplified form of 總. 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.

Components
糹 deleted component

糹  Deleted component

sī, mì

  

silk

悤 sound,simplified component

悤  Sound Simplified component

cōng

  

agitated

Evolution

总 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
总 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
总 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
总 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

总 (總) 

zǒng

collect; overall, altogether; always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case

Most common words with 总
Freq.
Word
Meaning

总

always

总是

always

总统

president (of a country)

总之

in a word

总结

to sum up

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

聪