统
tǒng HSK4

connected

Simplified form of 統. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 充 represents the sound.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

充
充 Sound component
chōng fill

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

統 tǒng connected Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 充 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

充
充 Sound component
chōng fill

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰuːŋs
Unicodetòng

說文解字

《說文》：“統，紀也。从糸，充聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)