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总 — general; overall; to sum up

general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably

Pinyin
zǒng
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

How to write 总: 9 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

总 — 9 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 总 in the HSK syllabus: 16

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 总zǒnggeneral; overall; to sum upHSK 3
  2. 总是zǒngshìalwaysHSK 3
  3. 总结zǒngjiéto sum up; to conclude; summary; résuméHSK 4
  4. 总部zǒngbùheadquartersHSK 5
  5. 总共zǒnggòngaltogether; in sum; in all; in totalHSK 5
  6. 总数zǒngshùtotal; sum; aggregateHSK 5
  7. 总体zǒngtǐcompletely; totally; total; entire; overallHSK 5
  8. 总统zǒngtǒngpresidentHSK 5
  9. 总之zǒngzhīin a word; in short; in briefHSK 5
  10. 总裁zǒngcáichairman; director-generalHSK 6
  11. 总计zǒngjìtotalHSK 6
  12. 总理zǒnglǐpremier; prime ministerHSK 6
  13. 总算zǒngsuànat long last; finally; on the wholeHSK 6
  14. 总额zǒng’étotalHSK 7–9
  15. 总而言之zǒng’éryánzhīin short; in a word; in briefHSK 7–9
  16. 总和zǒnghésumHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.