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variant of 總|总[zǒng]
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縂 is a variant of 總, composed with the silk radical 糸 on the left and the phonetic 忩 on the right. Its core meanings, gathering, tying together, and assembling into a unified whole, derive from the physical act of bundling loose threads or cords into a knot or thick bundle. This concrete imagery later extended to abstract contexts, encompassing the summarizing of information, calculation of totals, and the notion of a general, all-encompassing capacity in administration and organization.
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