總
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zǒng · to gather, to collect

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Shape and proportion

17Total 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 總

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Example sentences

Notice where 總 sits in each complete thought.

Rén de xíng wéi bù zǒng shì lǐ xìng de.人的行爲不總是理性的。

People don't always behave rationally.

Source: Tatoeba #12299132 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de gǒu zǒng shì gēn zhù wǒ.我的狗總是跟著我。

My dog goes everywhere with me.

Source: Tatoeba #864369 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zǒng shì xīn qíng bù hǎo.我總是心情不好。

I'm always in a bad mood.

Source: Tatoeba #13561206 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǔ hé sān de zǒng hé shì bā.五和三的總和是八。

The sum of 5 and 3 is 8.

Source: Tatoeba #1019879 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zǒng shì gēn tā zhàn zài tóng yì biān.他總是跟她站在同一邊。

He always takes sides with her.

Source: Tatoeba #844439 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zǒng shì gǎo diū le tā de sǎn.他總是搞丟了他的傘。

He is always losing his umbrella.

Source: Tatoeba #848336 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 總 in context

  1. Say zǒng, then recall the core meaning: to gather, to collect.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 總 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.