The school requires students to wear the same uniform.
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How 统一 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
统tǒngto gather
纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
充to fill · chōngSound part
纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 充 (chōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with tǒng.
一yīone
一 is a single shape of 1 stroke. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidOne stroke for one, the way people once counted with rods.
How to write 统一
统 9 strokes · 一 1 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 统一 (tǒngyī). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
统一 (tǒngyī) means “to unify” or “to integrate”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it tǒngyī: tǒng with a 3rd tone, then yī with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 统一 is written 統一. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tongyi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 统一 from the suggestions. Typing tongyi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
统一 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
统tǒng3rd tone, dipping
一yī1st tone, high and level
