Meaning
go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
Chinese: 通达、共同或普遍。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tong” becomes a different word in each tone. 通 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 通过tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
- 通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform; notice; notification
- 普通pǔ tōngcommon; ordinary; general; average
- 交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic; transportation; communications
- 普通话pǔ tōng huàPutonghua; standard Mandarin
Example Sentence
这个电话打不通。Zhè ge diàn huà dǎ bu tōng.This phone call cannot get through.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this电话diàn huàtelephone打不通dǎ bu tōngcannot get through (on pho。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The walk radical 辶 plus 甬 (sound): a path that runs through — ‘to go through, get through, connect; open, unobstructed; common, general; to communicate; whole’ (通过, 交通, 普通).
A way to remember it
A road (辶) that runs all the way through — to connect.