tōng

to connect; to communicate; to go through

HSK 4 #190

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 190th character
Radical ⾡ (162.7)
Strokes 10
Index # 2145

Definitions

通 tōng
  1. 1. to connect
  2. 2. to communicate
  3. 3. to go through
  4. 4. open
  5. 5. to know well
  6. 6. to clear
  7. 7. (suffix) expert
  8. 8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
通 tòng
  1. 1. classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

Stroke order

通 stroke order diagram
通 stroke order animation

Words containing 通

Word Meaning
by means of; through; via
to notify; to inform; notification
transportation; traffic; to be connected
Mandarin (common language)
usually; usual; normally
to communicate; to connect; to link up
communications; dispatch; news story
cartoon (loanword)
to list as wanted; to order the arrest of sb as criminal
to be proficient in; to master (a subject)
to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)
to circulate; circulation; to distribute
unimpeded; free-flowing; move without obstruction
inflation
everyday; common; average
common; ordinary; general
phone call; to talk over the telephone
passage; thoroughfare; (communications) channel
to connect; to put through
ordinary person; people; private citizen
to lead to
to open; to start a service or account
open-minded
communication; to communicate
won't work; will get (you) nowhere
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