痛(tòng)

HSK 312 strokes

ache

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Character information

Pinyin
tòng
Meaning
ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 痛 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸疒甬

In this compound, the meaning comes from 疒 (sickness); 甬 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

疒nè甬yǒng

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 痛 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 痛

Common words using 痛 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bēi悲tòng痛
HSK 7-9

grieved

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cǎn惨tòng痛
HSK 7-9

bitter

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zuò作tòng痛

to ache

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shāng伤tòng痛

pain (from wound); sorrow

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qiè切tòng痛

sharp pain

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bù不tòng痛bù不yǎng痒

lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what

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bù不zhī知tòng痛yǎng痒

numb

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bù不guān关tòng痛yǎng痒

unimportant

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悲惨作伤切不痒知

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