统 (tǒng): to unite, system
统 (tǒng) is a Chinese character meaning “to unite, system.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 充 (phonetic). It ranks #264 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 统 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- to unite, system
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 统
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 总统noun | zǒng tǒng | president (of a country) | 5 |
| 系统noun/adjective | xì tǒng | system | 5 |
| 传统noun/adjective | chuán tǒng | tradition | 5 |
| 统一verb/adjective | tǒng yī | to unify | 5 |
| 统计verb | tǒng jì | statistics | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 统治verb | tǒng zhì | to rule (a country) |
| 血统noun | xuè tǒng | blood relationship |
| 统统adverb | tǒng tǒng | totally |
| 统治者noun | tǒng zhì zhě | ruler |
| 统计学noun | tǒng jì xué | statistics |
| 统帅noun | tǒng shuài | command |
| 正统adjective | zhèng tǒng | orthodoxy |
| 统领verb | tǒng lǐng | to lead |
| 神经系统 | shén jīng xì tǒng | (anatomy) nervous system |
| 操作系统noun | cāo zuò xì tǒng | operating system |
| 体统noun | tǐ tǒng | decorum |
| 总统府noun | zǒng tǒng fǔ | presidential palace |
| 统治权noun | tǒng zhì quán | sovereignty |
| 循环系统noun | xún huán xì tǒng | circulatory system |
| 消化系统 | xiāo huà xì tǒng | digestive system |
统 appears in 100 compound words: 46 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 统 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
Showing 12 of 13 idioms containing 统.
Example Sentences
公司正在统一各部门的管理制度，以提高效率。
Gōngsī zhèngzài tǒngyī gè bùmén de guǎnlǐ zhìdù, yǐ tígāo xiàolǜ.
The company is unifying the management systems of various departments to improve efficiency.
新春茶叙 赖总统会五院聚焦关税
xīn chūn chá xù lài zǒng tǒng huì wǔ yuàn jù jiāo guān shuì
New Year's tea narrative Lai Presidential Council Fifth Court focused on tariffs
莎拉·杜特尔特宣布参加2028年菲律宾总统大选
莎 lā dù tè ěr tè xuān bù cān jiā nián 菲 lǜ bīn zǒng tǒng dà xuǎn
Sara Duterte announces her candidacy for the 2028 Philippine presidential election.
伊朗总统:伊朗愿就其核工业和平性质接受任何形式核...
yī lǎng zǒng tǒng yī lǎng yuàn jiù qí hé gōng yè hé píng xìng zhì jiē shòu rèn hé xíng shì hé . . .
Iranian President: Iran is willing to accept any form of nuclear verification to demonstrate the peaceful nature of its nuclear industry.
泽连斯基称乌克兰对白俄罗斯总统实施制裁
zé lián sī jī chèn wū kè lán duì bái é luó sī zǒng tǒng shí shī zhì cái
Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the President of Belarus.
美空军宣布新“空军一号”总统专机将启用新涂装,拟采..
měi kōng jūn xuān bù xīn kōng jūn yī háo zǒng tǒng zhuān jī jiāng qǐ yòng xīn tú zhuāng , nǐ cǎi . .
The U.S. Air Force announced that the new "Air Force One" presidential aircraft will feature a new paint scheme, with plans to adopt...
总统目前在迈阿密。
Zǒngtǒng mùqián zài Mài'āmì.
The president is presently in Miami.
林肯总统接受了邀请。
Línkěn zǒngtǒng jiēshòu le yāoqǐng.
President Lincoln accepted the invitation.
泽伦斯基是一位主权国家的民选总统。
Zé lún sī jī shì yī wèi zhǔquánguójiā de mínxuǎn zǒngtǒng.
Zelenskyy is an elected president of a sovereign country.
这栋楼里面有中央暖气系统吗？
Zhè dòng lóu lǐmiàn yǒu zhōngyāng nuǎnqì xìtǒng ma?
Is there central heating in this building?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 纟 (thread) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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