to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime
统 (tǒng) · 9 strokes
Simplified form of 統. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 充 represents the sound.
治 (zhì) · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 台 represents the sound. Originally referred to a river in Shandong province. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.