Chinese Character 总 Meanings and components.

Form

Meaning

总 meaning[3] in English

Always.

To Assemble.

Gather.

Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (𠮦) , and heart (心)

Its radical[1] is: (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with CRP

How to write 总

To writezong3always you should write a combination of 𠮦𠮦5 , xin1heart arranged in a shape:

𠮦 + =

总 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 总 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of , looks as follow:

Pinyin:zong3 Shape:
Meaning[3]: Always . To Assemble . Gather . Total . Overall . Head . Chief . General . In Every Case

𠮦
Pinyin:𠮦5

Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: section shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: hànChinese Character

  • Wiktionary Page for 总in English or Chinese