总统
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
总统 (zǒngtǒng) · president (of a country)
总统 (zǒngtǒng) means “president (of a country)”. It is written with 2 characters: 总 (always) + 统 (to govern). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 总统 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)
统 tǒng · to govern
What 统 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 充chōng — to fill
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 允yǔn — to grant
- 厶sī — private
- 儿ér — child
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 充 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
总统明天要来我们城市。Zǒngtǒng míngtiān yào lái wǒmen chéngshì.The president is coming to our city tomorrow.
他们国家的总统多大年纪？Tāmen guójiā de zǒngtǒng duōdà niánjì?How old is their country's president?
Questions about 总统
What does 总统 mean?
总统 (zǒngtǒng) means “president (of a country)”.
How do you pronounce 总统?
总统 is pronounced zǒngtǒng.
Which HSK level is 总统?
总统 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 总结zǒngjiéto sum up
- 总是zǒngshìalways
- 总共zǒnggòngaltogether
- 总理zǒnglǐpremier
- 总之zǒngzhīin short
- 总裁zǒngcáipresident (of a company)
- 总算zǒngsuànfinally
- 总而言之zǒng'éryánzhīin short
- 总和zǒnghésum
- 总zǒngalways
Learn 总统 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 93: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.