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
common problem; common failing
transport costs
a news service (e.g. Xinhua)
to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc)
packed; jammed; no way through
an airvent; airflow orifice; a louvre
connection; link; to link together
overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
communications satellite
remarkable ability; magical power
to link up; to thread together
to be sensible or reasonable; to understand clearly
Datong district of Huainan city huái nán shì, Anhui
knowledgeable person; know all
to cooperate; concerted effort
notice; notification; receipt
to act in collusion (idiom)
Fujitsu
communications satellite
brightly lit
generic term; to be generally referred to (as)
currency; exchange of goods
clear and coherent; smooth
Nantong prefecture level city in Jiangsu
thoroughly understand and connect ideas