Chinese

總統

zǒngtǒng
president (of a republic)
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Origin

Ultimate derivation unclear. May be a coinage in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 総 (sō, “all, everything”) + 統 (tō, “rule, govern”).

First cited in Japanese to a text from 1869.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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  • partJapanese総 “all, everything”
  • characterChinese總 “to collect”
    • meaningChinese糸 “thin silk”
    • soundChinese悤
  • partJapanese統 “rule, govern”
  • characterChinese統 “interconnected and continuous relationship”
    • soundChinese充 “to fill”
      • ideaChinese𠫓 “a newborn”
      • ideaChinese儿 “standing person”

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