How is 总 pronounced?

总 is pronounced “zǒng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 总?

总 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 总?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 总 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3adverbverb

总

Traditional: 總

zǒng

总 (zǒng) means “general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character (traditional 總) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

他总是迟到。

Tā zǒngshì chídào.

He is always late.

Words containing 总

总是zǒng shìalways 总结zǒng jiéto sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé 总裁zǒng cáichairman; director-general (of a company etc)总共zǒng gòngaltogether; in sum; in all; in total 总理zǒng lǐpremier; prime minister 总算zǒng suànat long last; finally; on the whole 总统zǒng tǒngpresident (of a country)总之zǒng zhīin a word; in short; in brief 总而言之zǒng ér yán zhīin short; in a word; in brief 总和zǒng hésum 总部zǒng bùgeneral headquarters 总监zǒng jiānhead; director (of an organizational unit); (police) commissioner; inspector-general; rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration

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Frequently asked questions

What does 总 mean?: 总 (zǒng) means “general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 总 pronounced?: 总 is pronounced “zǒng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 总?: 总 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 总?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 总 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18