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
phonetic loan character
phonetic loan character
local magistrate
general rule; general principle
commuting
Tonghua, city in Jilin, China
former Tonghua prefecture, Jilin
former Tonghua prefecture, Jilin
Tonghua City in Jilin, northeast China
Tonghua county in Tonghua tōng huà, Jilin
Tonghua county in Tonghua tōng huà, Jilin
to collude; to gang up on
common noun; generic term; to introduce oneself
treaty port opened to foreign trade
to mutually send greetings; to communicate
to mutually send greetings; to communicate
Tongcheng county in Xianning xián níng, Hubei
Tongcheng county in Xianning xián níng, Hubei
Tongcheng county in Xianning xián níng, Hubei
to notify; to inform; to announce
all through the night; overnight
to know all under heaven; exceptionally talented (idiom)
to know all under heaven; exceptionally talented (idiom)
to commit adultery; adultery
to attend school as a day student