统

tǒng

to gather

to unite; to unify; whole

silk threads (纟) + [sound] (充) = gather and unify

The silk radical (纟) evokes threads being gathered and bound together into a unified whole. 充 mainly contributes the sound tǒng; the binding image of silk carries the meaning.

纟+充→统
充To fillPhonetic
纟Silk threadsSemantic

这两个部门需要统一管理。

zhè liǎng gè bù mén xū yào tǒng yī guǎn lǐ。

These two departments need to be managed in a unified way.

新领导希望把各地的力量统合起来。

xīn lǐng dǎo xī wàng bǎ gè dì de lì liàng tǒng hé qǐ lái。

The new leader hopes to gather the strengths of various places together.

Words with 统

总统府

zǒng tǒng fǔ

presidential palace

统帅

tǒng shuài

command

消化系统

xiāo huà xì tǒng

digestive system

软件系统

ruǎn jiàn xì tǒng

software system

统战部

tǒng zhàn bù

abbr. for 統一戰線工作部|统一战线工作部[Tong3 yi1 Zhan4 xian4 Gong1 zuo4 bu4]

统统

tǒng tǒng

totally

通讯系统

tōng xùn xì tǒng

communication system

连续统假设

lián xù tǒng jiǎ shè

(math.) the continuum hypothesis

道统

dào tǒng

Confucian orthodoxy

边缘系统

biān yuán xì tǒng

limbic system

重新统一

chóng xīn tǒng yī

reunification

金融系统

jīn róng xì tǒng

financial system

More characters with 纟

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