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总统

zǒngtǒng

president

A leader speaking at a podium
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Characters in this word

总 zǒng

Strokes
9
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
丷 horns 口 mouth 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

统 tǒng

Strokes
9
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 充 to fill, to supply
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 统

Example phrases

  • 总统讲话了。 Zǒngtǒng jiǎnghuà le. The president gave a speech.
  • 总统在北京。 Zǒngtǒng zài Běijīng. The president is in Beijing.
  • 他想见总统。 Tā xiǎng jiàn zǒngtǒng. He wants to meet the president.

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