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通信

tōng xìn

HSK 3.0 · 3

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

tōng xìn · tung1 seon3 (Jyutping)

  1. to correspond (by letter, email etc)
  2. to send or receive messages through telecommunications

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

通

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

信

Meaning
trust, believe; letter
Radical
亻
Strokes
9
Components
⿰亻言
Cangjie
OYMR
Four-corner
2026.1

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