總統 (zǒngtǒng) — president (head of state of a republic)

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞

總統 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)

總統＝總＋統

ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ · zǒngtǒng

noun — president (head of state of a republic)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

總overall; general; head (總理)zǒng糸 (thread) + 悤 (cōng, phonetic) — the thread that gathers all strands

統to control; to unite (統一)tǒng糸 (thread) + 充 (fill, phonetic) — the thread that fills and unites

總統，總理的總，統一的統。