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
to not fully understand (idiom)
Nantong prefecture in Jiangsu
Nantong prefecture in Jiangsu
Nantong prefecture level city in Jiangsu
erudite and informed
knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
instant messaging (IM); instant message
instant messaging (IM); instant message
Journal of Atomic Scientists
Journal of Atomic Scientists
oral communication (psychology)
oral communication (psychology)
Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang
Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang
to notify later; to notify at a different time
passable; possible to reach
having a common measure; commensurable
having a common measure; commensurable
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
Internet connection
Internet connection
Interfax News Agency
Interfax News Agency
flexible; accommodating