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统一 (tǒng yī) — (verb) to unify, to integrate; (adjective) unified, integrated

Definition

统一 highlights bringing separate things under ONE shared standard (rules, opinions, systems), so it pairs with 联合 (people/groups joining forces) rather than overlapping with 一致 (describing views that already match).

verb
to unifyto integrate
adjective
unifiedintegrated

Examples

  • 统一。
    Gōng sī tǒng yī le liǎng gè bù mén de zhì dù.
    The company unified the systems of two departments.
  • 统一。
    Dà jiā yǒu tǒng yī de yì jiàn.
    Everyone has a unified opinion.
  • 统一。
    Zhè cì bǐ sài cǎi yòng tǒng yī de guī zé.
    This competition adopts unified rules.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

统tǒnggather together
一yīone

Gathering together and becoming one combine to mean making things one.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 統; 统 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
充
充chōng統tǒng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 統 uses 糸 as a meaning part and 充 as a sound part; the simplified 统 is a later shorthand, so this story is about 統, not about 统's parts.

Open 统 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Open 一 →
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