总和
Old HSK 6
总和 (zǒnghé) · sum
总和 (zǒnghé) means “sum; total”. It is written with 2 characters: 总 (always) + 和 (and). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 总和 is built
The characters
总 zǒng · always
What 总 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: Many mouths 口 speaking with one mind 心 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
和 hé · and
What 和 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 禾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
三个数的总和是一百。Sān gè shù de zǒnghé shì yìbǎi.The sum of the three numbers is one hundred.
这是大家力量的总和。Zhè shì dàjiā lìliàng de zǒnghé.This is the sum of everyone's efforts.
Questions about 总和
What does 总和 mean?
总和 (zǒnghé) means “sum; total”.
How do you pronounce 总和?
总和 is pronounced zǒnghé.
Which HSK level is 总和?
总和 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 总结zǒngjiéto sum up
- 总是zǒngshìalways
- 总共zǒnggòngaltogether
- 总理zǒnglǐpremier
- 总统zǒngtǒngpresident (of a country)
- 总之zǒngzhīin short
- 总裁zǒngcáipresident (of a company)
- 总算zǒngsuànfinally
- 总而言之zǒng'éryánzhīin short
- 总zǒngalways
Learn 总和 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 248: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.