to pass through; to connect; to be open
Animated Stroke Order 通
Stroke Order Diagrams 通
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HSK Vocabulary: 通
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 通 is used in context
1
wǒ我
tōng通
guò过
le了
jīn今
tiān天
de的
kǎo考
shì试
。
I passed today's exam.
2
zǎo早
shàng上
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
hěn很
yōng拥
dǔ堵
。
The morning traffic is very congested.
3
qǐng请
tōng通
zhī知
dà大
jiā家
míng明
tiān天
kāi开
huì会
。
Please notify everyone about tomorrow's meeting.
4
wǒ我
zuò坐
chē车
qù去
xué学
xiào校
。
I take a vehicle to go to school.
5
chéng城
shì市
lǐ里
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
hěn很
fán繁
máng忙
。
The traffic in the city is very busy.
6
wèi为
le了
jiǎn减
shǎo少
wū污
rǎn染
，
zhèng政
fǔ府
gǔ鼓
lì励
rén人
men们
shǐ使
yòng用
gōng公
gòng共
jiāo交
tōng通
。
To reduce pollution, the government encourages people to use public transportation.
7
wǒ我
huì会
shuō说
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
。
I can speak Mandarin.
8
zài在
zhōng中
guó国
，
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
shì是
guān官
fāng方
yǔ语
yán言
。
In China, Mandarin is the official language.
9
xué学
xí习
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
kě可
yǐ以
bāng帮
zhù助
nǐ你
gèng更
hǎo好
dì地
liǎo了
jiě解
zhōng中
guó国
wén文
huà化
。
Learning Mandarin can help you better understand Chinese culture.
10
lǎo老
shī师
tōng通
zhī知
wǒ我
men们
míng明
tiān天
fàng放
jià假
。
The teacher notified us that we have a holiday tomorrow.
Information
Traditional通
Radical辶
Strokes10
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1055
Zhuyinㄊㄨㄥ
Components—
UnicodeU+901A
CangjieYNIB
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality