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
General Motors
General Motors
UCS, Chinese character coding adopted in PRC 1986
UCS, Chinese character coding adopted in PRC 1986
common coding
common coding
common language; lingua franca
common language; lingua franca
General Electric; GE
General Electric; GE
General Electric (GE)
General Electric (GE)
across the board; comprehensive; overall
notice; notification; receipt
generic term; to be generally referred to (as)
common measure
common measure
very red; to blush (deep red); red through and through
conversant with the Confucian classics
conversant with the Confucian classics
to list as wanted; to order the arrest of sb as criminal
wanted poster; order for arrest; wanted circular
wanted criminal; fugitive (from the law)
Tong county in Beijing
Tong county in Beijing