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Chinese symbol for “anyhow”

总归
zǒng guī
Traditional: 總歸
in any case; anyhow; after all

The closest CC-CEDICT match for anyhow is 总归 (zǒng guī), defined as: in any case; anyhow; after all.

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
归 guī
to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
radical 58 ⼹ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “anyhow”

WordPinyinMeaning
左不过 (左不過)zuǒ bu guòanyhow; in any event

Related words

Other words that share a character with 总归.

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
回归 (回歸)huí guīto return to; to retreat
归属 (歸屬)guī shǔto belong to; to be affiliated to

See also: Japanese symbol for “anyhow”.

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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