通

tōng

HSK 23 readings

“To go through” in Chinese is 通 (tōng).

Other characters with the syllable tong: see all 9 →

Meaning

to go through
to know well
suffixexpert

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to connect
to communicate
open
to clear
classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

Example

他不是个普通的学生。

He is no ordinary student.

From 普通 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

tōngto go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
tòngclassifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 通

交通jiāotōngto be connectedHSK 2 普通pǔtōngcommonHSK 2 通过tōngguòto pass through; to get throughHSK 2 通知tōngzhīto notifyHSK 2 普通话pǔtōnghuàPutonghua; standard MandarinHSK 2 通常tōngchángregular; usual; normalHSK 3 通信tōngxìnto correspond (by letter, email etc)HSK 3 通知书tōngzhīshūwritten noticeHSK 4

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2 安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2 般bānsortHSK 2 板bǎnboardHSK 2 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2 饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2 报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2 背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2 必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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