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普通话

Traditional: 普通話

pǔ tōng huà

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

pǔ tōng huà · pou2 tung1 waa2 (Jyutping)

  1. Putonghua; standard Mandarin

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

普

Meaning
universal, general, widespread
Radical
日
Strokes
12
Components
⿱並日
Cangjie
TCA
Four-corner
8060.1

通

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

话

Meaning
speech, talk, language; dialect
Radical
讠
Strokes
8
Components
⿰讠舌
Cangjie
IVHJR
Four-corner
3276

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