How to Write 统 (tǒng) — Meaning “To unify or gather.”

Picture a president (总统) tying all the country's threads (纟) together until the nation is full (充) and unified. This connects the character's components to its common meaning of unification.

The left radical 纟 is written with three strokes: fold, fold, and a small hook. The right side 充 has a dot on top, then a horizontal stroke, and the final two strokes are a left-falling and a right-falling, not a cross. Common mistake is making the right side too wide; keep it balanced.

纬 (wěi) means weft (horizontal thread in weaving) or latitude, and its right side is 韦 (leather). 纭 (yún) means confused or numerous, and its right side is 云 (cloud). 统 focuses on gathering and unification, while 纬 is directional and 纭 describes chaos.

统 appears in everyday words like 统计 (tǒngjì, statistics) and 统一 (tǒngyī, unification), and in political terms like 总统 (zǒngtǒng, president). Culturally, it reflects China's historical emphasis on unity, such as in the phrase "国家统一" (national unification).

Common words containing 统 include: 统计 (tǒng jì) — Statistics or to count.; 总统 (zǒng tǒng) — President; 统一 (tǒng yī) — To unify or unified..