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  1. 总 is the 228th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 70 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𠮦,
Radical :
=> (eight/divide), (mouth), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zong3 - always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general/in every case

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
总是 (總是)

Medium Frequency

副总裁 (副總裁)
汇总 (匯總)
总之 (總之)
总共 (總共)
总局 (總局)
总数 (總數)
总归 (總歸)
总理 (總理)
总监 (總監)
总站 (總站)
总算 (總算)
总结 (總結)
总统 (總統)
总经理 (總經理)
总能 (總能)
总裁 (總裁)
总计 (總計)
总部 (總部)
总量 (總量)
总额 (總額)
总体 (總體)

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also appears in:
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.