UNITE, INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM

統　トウ、すべる

JY5 F202 12 strokes
unite, unify, gather into one
COMPOUNDS
統一　とういつ unity, co-ordination, standardisation
統合　とうごう integrate, combine, unify
統計　とうけい statistics
rule, govern, command (under one rule)
統制　とうせい control, regulation
統率　とうそつ leadership, command
総統　そうとう sovereign, highest govt post
大統領　だいとうりょう President
interconnected system, lineage
系統　けいとう system, ancestry
伝統　でんとう tradition, convention
INDEPENDENT
統 geological series
KUN
統べる　すべる unite, unify, gather into one
Thread + full, with full also having phonetic connotation of beginning and connotation of same from meaning of new born babe. So beginning of thread, which is also the same as its end - so meaning thread from end to end and hence idea of lineage. The idea of following a thread gets idea of overview or supervise.