通(tōng)

HSK 210 strokes
Readingstōngtòng

to go through

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Character information

Pinyin
tōng / tòng
Meaning
to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 通 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶甬

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 甬 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

辶chuò甬yǒng

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 通 step by step

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

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Words with 通

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

jiāo交tōng通
HSK 2

to be connected

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bù不tōng通
HSK 6

to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to …

Open 不通 page →
yī一kǎ卡tōng通
HSK 7-9

the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transp…

Open 一卡通 page →
sān三tōng通

T-joint; T-piece; T-pipe; three links

Open 三通 page →
chuàn串tōng通

to collude; to collaborate; to gang up

Open 串通 page →
yī一qiào窍bù不tōng通

lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)

Open 一窍不通 page →
yī一tōng通bǎi百tōng通

grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)

Open 一通百通 page →
chuàn串tōng通yī一qì气

to act in collusion (idiom)

Open 串通一气 page →

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交不一卡三串窍百

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