Definitions

tǒng (verb) to unify; to unite
tǒng (adjective) whole; complete

Etymology

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Semantic: Phonetic:

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The character 统 (traditional form 統) is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic component is the silk radical 纟 (糸, mì), while the right-side component 充 (chōng) provides the phonetic element. Originally, the character referred to the main thread from a silk cocoon, the starting point of a bundled thread. This concrete image of gathering loose silk strands into a single, manageable line extended metaphorically, broadening its meaning to encompass uniting, commanding, and establishing a unified system or whole.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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这个系很稳定。

Zhège xìtǒng hěn wěndìng.

This system is very stable.

一价格很方便。

Tǒngyī jiàgé hěn fāngbiàn.

Unifying prices is very convenient.

我们学习传文化。

Wǒmen xuéxí chuántǒng wénhuà.

We learn traditional culture.

计这些数据。

Qǐng tǒngjì zhèxiē shùjù.

Please count these data.

政府一管理市场。

Zhèngfǔ tǒngyī guǎnlǐ shìchǎng.

The government uniformly manages the market.

这个操作系需要升级。

Zhège cāozuò xìtǒng xūyào shēngjí.

This operating system needs an upgrade.

为了一标准,我们制定了新规则。

Wèile tǒngyī biāozhǔn, wǒmen zhìdìngle xīn guīzé.

In order to unify standards, we have established new rules.

通过系计和分析,我们发现了问题的根源。

Tōngguò xìtǒng de tǒngjì hé fēnxī, wǒmen fāxiànle wèntí de gēnyuán.

Through systematic statistics and analysis, we discovered the root of the problem.