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

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Words containing 通

Word Meaning
I don't understand a word (idiom); it's all Greek to me
know one thing well, then know many things
a hint is all that is needed
a hint is all that is needed
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
incommensurate; incommensurable; having no common measure
incommensurate; incommensurable; having no common measure
inflexible; unaccommodating
inflexible; unaccommodating
China Communications Construction Company
China Communications Construction Company
China Communications and Transportation Association (CCTA)
China Communications and Transportation Association (CCTA)
China Mobile (PRC state telecommunications company)
China Mobile (PRC state telecommunications company)
China Unicom
China Unicom
an expert on China; China watcher; an old China hand
an expert on China; China watcher; an old China hand
general middle school education
Global Tone Communication Technology Co., Ltd (GTCOM), Chinese big data and AI company
Global Tone Communication Technology Co., Ltd (GTCOM), Chinese big data and AI company
to act in collusion (idiom)
to announce in advance; preliminary notification