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捅 (tǒng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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捅 (tǒng): To poke or stab with something pointed — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

捅

扌shǒu · hand

甬yǒng

捅=

4.

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5.

Example Sentences

tā他

tǒng捅

pò破

le了

chuāng窗

hù户

zhǐ

Information

Pinyintǒng

Meaningto poke or stab with something pointed

Strokes10

Radical扌

Traditional捅

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2326

Zhuyinㄊㄨㄥˇ

UnicodeU+6345

CangjieQYMR

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扌shǒu · hand

+甬yǒng

纸

，

zhēn真

xiàng相

dà大

bái白

。

He exposed the secret, and the truth came out.

tā他

yòng用

shǒu手

zhǐ指

tǒng捅

le了

tǒng捅

nà那

ge个

qì气

qiú球

。

He poked the balloon with his finger.

tā他

bèi背

hòu后

tǒng捅

dāo刀

zǐ子

，

ràng让

rén人

xīn心

hán寒

。

He stabbed in the back, which is disheartening.

bié别

luàn乱

shuō说

huà话

，

xiǎo小

xīn心

tǒng捅

lóu娄

zǐ子

。

Don't speak carelessly to avoid causing trouble.

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嗅xiùto smell, to sniff
须xūmust, have to, beard, whiskers
虚xūempty, void, false, or unreal
许xǔto allow, to promise, or a surname
序xùpreface, introduction, order, sequence
续xùto continue; to extend; to connect

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Characters pronounced "tong".

佟tónga name
瞳tóngpupil of eye
彤tóngred, vermilion; name of ancient
铜tóngcopper
通tōngto pass through; to connect; to be open
筒tǒngtube, cylinder, thick bamboo

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Characters with radical "扌".

拚pīnrisk, disregard; go all out for
捺nàto press down heavily with the fingers
掸dǎnto dust; a duster
掇duōcollect, gather up, pick up
挞tàflog, whip; chastise
搽chásmear; rub, wipe; anoint

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