统
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tǒng · to govern, to command

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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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纟Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 统

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tǒngWords pronounced tǒng
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Example sentences

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Zhège chuán tǒng zài zhōng guó dàn shēng le.这个传统在中国诞生了。

This tradition originates from China.

Source: Tatoeba #784025 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì shí shì juéjiàng de, dàn tǒng jì shì róu shùn de.事实是倔强的,但统计是柔顺的。

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.

Source: Tatoeba #5581683 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ōu zhōu rén tǒngyī yǒu kě néng ma?欧洲人统一有可能吗?

Is a common European identity possible?

Source: Tatoeba #4845151 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men méi yǒu rén mǎn yì cǐ xì tǒng.我们没有人满意此系统。

Not all of us were satisfied with the system.

Source: Tatoeba #2145233 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xià miàn shì zǒng tǒng jiǎng huà de gài yào.下面是总统讲话的概要。

The following is a summary of the President's speech.

Source: Tatoeba #1409139 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu xiē rén shuō rì běn shì gè nán xìng tǒng zhì de shè huì.有些人说日本是个男性统治的社会。

Some people say Japan is a male-dominated society.

Source: Tatoeba #9974946 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 统 in context

  1. Say tǒng, then recall the core meaning: to govern, to command.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 传统 (chuán tǒng), meaning “tradition”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 统 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.