通 tōng · tòng

HSK 2Character2 readings

to connect; to lead to a place

Radical: 辶
Strokes: 10
Structure: Surrounds from bottom-left
Parts: 辶甬
Traditional: 通
Frequency: #203 most common character

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Readings and meanings

tōngMain reading tòngRare reading

tōng

tong1Main readingHSK 2

to connect; to lead to a place
open; not blocked (as in 交通, traffic)
measure word for phone calls (as in 一通电话, a phone call)

Examples

这条路通学校吗？
zhè tiáo lù tōng xué xiào ma
Does this road go to the school?
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我打了一通电话。
wǒ dǎ le yī tōng diàn huà
I made a phone call.
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Words that use “通” as tōng

交通jiāo tōngtrafficWordHSK 2 普通pǔ tōngordinaryWordHSK 2 通知tōng zhīto tell someone about something, often before it happensWordHSK 2 通过tōng guòto pass a test, exam, or checkWordHSK 2 普通话pǔ tōng huàMandarin, the standard spoken form of ChineseWordHSK 2 通信tōng xìnto communicate with someone by letter, phone, or emailWordHSK 3 通常tōng chángusuallyWordHSK 3 通知书tōng zhī shūan official letter that tells you important newsWordHSK 4

tòng

tong4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is tōng.

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

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Same radical 辶

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这zhè 這zhè 道dào 过guò 過guò 还hái 還hái 进jìn 進jìn 迴huí 运yùn 運yùn

通

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