总裁
Old HSK 5
总裁 (zǒngcái) · president (of a company)
总裁 (zǒngcái) means “president (of a company); CEO”. It is written with 2 characters: 总 (always) + 裁 (to trim). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 总裁 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)
裁 cái · to trim
What 裁 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 戈gē — spear
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Example sentences
他是这家公司的总裁。Tā shì zhè jiā gōngsī de zǒngcái.He is the president of this company.
总裁下午要开会。Zǒngcái xiàwǔ yào kāihuì.The CEO has a meeting this afternoon.
Questions about 总裁
What does 总裁 mean?
总裁 (zǒngcái) means “president (of a company); CEO”.
How do you pronounce 总裁?
总裁 is pronounced zǒngcái.
Which HSK level is 总裁?
总裁 is in Old HSK 5.
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
- 总算zǒngsuànfinally
- 总而言之zǒng'éryánzhīin short
- 总和zǒnghésum
- 总zǒngalways
Learn 总裁 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 129: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.