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通

tōng

HSK 3.0 · 2

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

tōng · tung1 (Jyutping)

  1. to go through
  2. to know well
  3. (suffix) expert
  4. to connect
  5. to communicate
  6. open
  7. to clear
  8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

tòng · tung1 (Jyutping)

  1. classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

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

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