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Chinese symbol for “altogether”

总共
zǒng gòng
Traditional: 總共
altogether; in sum; in all; in total

The closest CC-CEDICT match for altogether is 总共 (zǒng gòng), defined as: altogether; in sum; in all; in total.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

总 zǒng
to gather, to collect; overall, altogether
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes
共 gòng
all, total; together; to share
radical 12 ⼋ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “altogether”

WordPinyinMeaning
一起yī qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
一共yī gòngin total; altogether
共gòngcommon; general
合共hé gòngaltogether; in sum
凡fánordinary; commonplace

Related words

Other words that share a character with 总共.

WordPinyinMeaning
总统 (總統)zǒng tǒngpresident (of a country)
总是 (總是)zǒng shìalways
总理 (總理)zǒng lǐpremier; prime minister
总结 (總結)zǒng jiéto sum up; to conclude
总部 (總部)zǒng bùheadquarters
总之 (總之)zǒng zhīin a word; in short
共同gòng tóngcommon; joint
公共gōng gòngpublic; common; communal

See also: Japanese symbol for “altogether”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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