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tōng

HSK 2freq #1155

Meanings

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tōng

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

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

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Wiktionary

1.to pass through; to travel through; to go through; or, to allow passage
2.to get through
3.to open up; to clear out; to unblock
4.to lead to; to go to
5.to understand; to know
6.to connect; to communicate
7.to notify; to tell
8.logical; coherent
9.expert
10.to be etymologically related to and carry a similar meaning to
11.general; common
12.whole; entire
13.pipe-shaped object
14.Classifier for phone calls, letters, telegrams, etc..
15.very; most; clearly
16.can; may
17.Classifier for rolls of the drum.
18.Classifier for actions.
19.to lead to
20.to go through; to penetrate

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *l̥ʰoːŋ): semantic 辶 + phonetic 甬 (OC *loŋʔ). Note similarities to Burmese လှောင်း (hlaung:, “to pervade”).

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Stroke order

Components

通辶甬

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

那样说得通。
That makes sense.
那样说得通。
It makes sense.
船從橋下通過。
The boat passed under the bridge.
這條街通到哪裡？
Where does this street lead to?
他們不會通過的!
They will not pass!
這人因謀殺被通緝。
The man is wanted for murder.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Synonyms

入通心粉通心麵通粉意心粉意粉

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Related words

通过 to pass through; to get through 通知 to notify 普通 common 交通 to be connected 通常 regular; usual; normal 通道 (communications) channel 沟通 to join; to connect; to link up 通讯 communications 通信 to correspond (by letter, email etc)开通 open-minded 开通 to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)通话 to hold a conversation