統
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tǒng · to govern, to command

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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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糹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 統

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Example sentences

Notice where 統 sits in each complete thought.

Tā shì zhù tǒng yí bù tóng de tuán tǐ.他試著統一不同的團體。

He tried to unify the various groups.

Source: Tatoeba #881739 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zǒng tǒng bù yóu zì zhǔ dì xiào le qǐ lái.總統不由自主地笑了起來。

The president laughed in spite of himself.

Source: Tatoeba #400615 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà shì yí gè shí fēn chuán tǒng de yí shì.那是一個十分傳統的儀式。

It was a very traditional ceremony.

Source: Tatoeba #1269913 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Méi yǒu fáng shǎ de ān quán xì tǒng.沒有防傻的安全系統。

No security system is foolproof.

Source: Tatoeba #6111909 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà gè gǔ lǎo de chuán tǒng yǐ jīng bú fù cún zài le.那個古老的傳統已經不復存在了。

That old tradition has disappeared.

Source: Tatoeba #361690 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gěi zǒng tǒng xiě le yì fēng xìn.他給總統寫了一封信。

He wrote a letter to the president.

Source: Tatoeba #13738256 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 統 in context

  1. Say tǒng, then recall the core meaning: to govern, to command.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 統 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.