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Chinese symbol for “unify”

统一
tǒng yī
Traditional: 統一
to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unify is 统一 (tǒng yī), defined as: to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated.

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

统 tǒng
to govern, to command; to gather, to unite
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes
一 yī
one; a, an; alone
radical 1 ⼀ · 1 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “unify”

WordPinyinMeaning
一统 (一統)yī tǒngto unify; unified
一体化 (一體化)yī tǐ huàto integrate; to unify
统 (統)tǒngto gather; to unite

Related words

Other words that share a character with 统一.

WordPinyinMeaning
系统 (系統)xì tǒngsystem; 个 (gè)
总统 (總統)zǒng tǒngpresident (of a country)
传统 (傳統)chuán tǒngtradition; traditional
统计 (統計)tǒng jìstatistics; to count
统治 (統治)tǒng zhìto rule (a country); to govern
一个 (一個)yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一样 (一樣)yī yàngsame; like

See also: Japanese symbol for “unify”.

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.