之和 (zhī hé) — (formal) sum, total (of something)

Definition

Formal/literary way to say 'the sum/total of X' in math or analysis. Written register; in everyday speech just say 总和 or 总数.

noun

(formal) sumtotal (of something)

，之和。
Shù xué kè shàng, wǒ men jì suàn le suǒ yǒu shù zì de zhī hé.
In math class, we calculated the sum of all the numbers.
之和。
Zhè liǎng gè shù de zhī hé shì shí wǔ.
The sum of these two numbers is fifteen.
之和。
Tā men fēn xī le gè xiàng chéng běn zhī hé duì lì rùn de yǐng xiǎng.
They analyzed the impact of the total of various costs on profits.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape pairs 止, a foot, with 一, a beginning place, and means to go.

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

禾口和

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

禾

Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.