總 (zǒng)

always; general; chief; total

How 總 is written

Strokes
17
Radical
糹 — silk
Traditional
總
Simplified
总

Components

Common words using 總

總是 zǒngshì
always
副總裁 fùzǒngcái
vice-chairman; deputy director (of a company etc)
匯總 huìzǒng
summary; to summarize; to collect (data, receipts etc)
彙總 huìzǒng
summary; to summarize; to collect (data, receipts etc)
總之 zǒngzhī
in a word; in short; in brief
總共 zǒnggòng
altogether; in sum; in all
總局 zǒngjú
head office; general office; central office
總數 zǒngshù
total; sum; aggregate
總歸 zǒngguī
eventually; after all; anyhow
總理 zǒnglǐ
premier; prime minister; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
總監 zǒngjiān
rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration; commissioner (police); inspector-general
總站 zǒngzhàn
terminus

總 in a sentence

你怎麼總是忘記帶鑰匙?

Nǐ zěnme zǒngshì wàngjì dài yàoshi?

“Why do you always forget to bring your keys?”

How common is 總?

總 is the 228th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 58.5% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 總

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