Skip to content
← Explore word lists

CHINESE CHARACTER

zǒng

总

总

Preparing animation…

always

Numbered pinyin
zong3
English meanings
always, invariably, anyway, after all, inevitably, sooner or later

Stroke practice

Loading writing practice…

BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–middle–bottom structure

Top–middle–bottom arrangement: top 丷; middle 口; bottom 心.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿳丷口心

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
Explore character components →

Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.

  1. 01

    zǒnggòng总共shí十gèrén个人。

    Ten people in all.

  2. 02

    zǒngshì总是zhèyàng这样。

    Always like this.

  3. 03

    zǒngjié总结。

    Summarize.

  4. 04

    zǒngjīnglǐ总经理。

    A general manager.

  5. 05

    zǒngshù总数。

    The total number.

  6. 06

    bié别zǒng总áoyè熬夜。

    Don't always stay up late.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 夜总会
  • 总之
  • 总体
  • 总共
  • 总数
  • 总是
  • 总理
  • 总的来说
  • 总监
  • 总算
  • 总经理
  • 总结
  • 总统
  • 总而言之
  • 总裁
  • 总计
  • 总部
  • 总量
  • 总额