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CHINESE CHARACTER

tōng

通

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measure word (events)

Numbered pinyin: tong1
English meanings: m.[event]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the lower left structure

Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 辶; inside 甬.

Outside
Inside

Meaning & sound clues

辶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.

甬 is identified as the sound component (yǒng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 通.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿺辶甬

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)

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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

tóng同
same
HSK 6
tǒng捅
to stab
HSK 7-9
tǒng桶
bucket
HSK 7-9
tòng痛
ache
HSK 3 HSK 7-9
tóng童
child; young
tǒng筒
tube
HSK 7-9
tǒng統
system; unite; whole
tǒng统
system; unite; total
tóng铜
Cu
HSK 7-9

Example sentences

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01
zhè这tiáo条lù路tōng通le了。
This road is open.
02
diànhuà电话dǎ打bùtōng不通。
Can't get through on the phone.
03
huà话hěn很tōngshùn通顺。
The speech is fluent.
04
dǎtōng打通le了diànhuà电话。
Got through on the phone.
05
shuǐ水liútōng流通le了。
The water flows through.
06
tōng通le了hěn很zhǎng长de的lù路。
Passed through a long road.

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