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Chinese symbol for “roundup”

综述
zōng shù
Traditional: 綜述
to sum up; a roundup; a general narrative

The closest CC-CEDICT match for roundup is 综述 (zōng shù), defined as: to sum up; a roundup; a general narrative.

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

综 zōng
to sum up; to arrange threads for weaving
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes
述 shù
to express, to state; to narrate, to tell
radical 162 ⾡ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 综述.

WordPinyinMeaning
综合 (綜合)zōng hécomprehensive; composite
综艺 (綜藝)zōng yìvariety (entertainment format)
综合性 (綜合性)zōng hé xìngsynthesis
综合症 (綜合症)zōng hé zhèngsyndrome
综合征 (綜合徵)zōng hé zhēngsyndrome
描述miáo shùto describe; description
上述shàng shùaforementioned; above-mentioned
讲述 (講述)jiǎng shùto talk about; to narrate; to give an account

See also: Japanese symbol for “roundup”.

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.