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不通

bù tōng

HSK 3.0 · 6

bù tōng · bat1 tung1 (Jyutping)

  1. to be obstructed
  2. to be blocked up
  3. to be impassable
  4. to make no sense
  5. to be illogical

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Character breakdown

不

Meaning
no, not; un-; negative prefix
Radical
一
Strokes
4
Components
⿱一?
Cangjie
MF
Four-corner
1090.0

通

Meaning
pass through; common; communicate
Radical
辶
Strokes
10
Components
⿺辶甬
Cangjie
YNIB
Four-corner
3730.2

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