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通
Trad. 通
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Radical
(Bushou)		 辵
Strokes 7
Composition
Strokes 11
Structure
Decomp. 令用辶
辶 + 甬
Prononciation
Mandarin tōng; tòng
Entry Methods
Pinyin tong1; tong4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 YNIB
卜弓戈月
Sijiao 3730.2
Wubi CEPK
CNS 11643 1-5D57
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+901A
GB2312 CDA8
BIG5 B371
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Results for 通
通 tōng to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
通 tòng classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
Results beginning with 通
通过 tōng guò to pass through / to get through / to adopt (a resolution) / to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test) / by means of / through / via
通知 tōng zhī to notify / to inform / notice / notification / CL:個|个[ge4]
通信 tōng xìn to correspond (by letter etc) / to communicate / communication
通常 tōng cháng regular / usual / normal / usually / normally
通讯 tōng xùn communications / news story / dispatch / CL:個|个[ge4]
通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable
通道 tōng dào (communications) channel / thoroughfare / passage
通话 tōng huà to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call
通报 tōng bào to inform / to notify / to announce / circular / bulletin / (scientific) journal
通告 tōng gào to announce / to give notice / announcement
通风 tōng fēng airy / ventilation / to ventilate / to disclose information
通往 tōng wǎng to lead to
通红 tōng hóng very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red)
通行 tōng xíng to go through / to pass through / to be in general use
通俗 tōng sú common / everyday / average
通关 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc)
通宵 tōng xiāo all night / throughout the night
通通 tōng tōng all / entire / complete
通车 tōng chē to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute
通向 tōng xiàng to lead to
通畅 tōng chàng unobstructed / clear / (of writing or thinking) coherent / fluent
通路 tōng lù thoroughfare / passage / pathway / channel
通缉 tōng jī to order the arrest of sb as criminal / to list as wanted
通达 tōng dá to understand clearly / to be sensible or reasonable / understanding
通透 tōng tòu penetrating
通明 tōng míng brightly lit
通胀 tōng zhàng inflation (abbr. for 通貨膨脹|通货膨胀[tong1huo4 peng2zhang4])
通病 tōng bìng common problem / common failing
通电 tōng diàn to set up an electric circuit / to electrify / to switch on / to be connected to an electricity grid / open telegram
通体 tōng tǐ (of sb or sth) whole or entire body
通灵 tōng líng to communicate with the spirits / psychic / (ears) sensitive / (information) accurate
通商 tōng shāng (of nations) to have trade relations / to engage in trade
通气 tōng qì ventilation / aeration / to keep each other informed / to release information
通航 tōng háng connected by air, sea traffic or service
通称 tōng chēng to be generally referred to (as) / generic term
通晓 tōng xiǎo proficient (in sth) / to understand sth through and through
通则 tōng zé general rule / general principle
通顺 tōng shùn smooth / clear and coherent
通便 tōng biàn to evacuate the bowels
通史 tōng shǐ narrative history / comprehensive history / a history covering an extended period
通奸 tōng jiān adultery / to commit adultery
通力 tōng lì to cooperate / concerted effort
通婚 tōng hūn to intermarry
通融 tōng róng flexible / to accommodate / to stretch or get around regulations / a short-term loan
通水 tōng shuǐ to have running water (in a house etc)
通勤 tōng qín commuting
通经 tōng jīng conversant with the Confucian classics / to stimulate menstrual flow (TCM)
通货 tōng huò currency / (old) exchange of goods
通敌 tōng dí to collaborate with the enemy
通才 tōng cái polymath / all-round person
通途 tōng tú thoroughfare
通牒 tōng dié diplomatic note
通票 tōng piào through ticket
通量 tōng liàng flux
通译 tōng yì (old) to translate / to interpret / translator / interpreter
通邮 tōng yóu to have postal communications
通书 tōng shū almanac
通例 tōng lì general rule / standard practice
通菜 tōng cài see 蕹菜[weng4 cai4]
通草 tōng cǎo rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus)
通彻 tōng chè to understand completely
通城 Tōng chéng Tongcheng county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
通读 tōng dú to read through
通稿 tōng gǎo wire copy / press release
通观 tōng guān to take an overall view of sth / comprehensive view
通海 Tōng hǎi Tonghai county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yu4 xi1], Yunnan
通河 Tōng hé Tonghe county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
通化 Tōng huà see 通化市[Tong1hua4 Shi4] / see 通化縣|通化县[Tong1hua4 Xian4]
通假 tōng jiǎ phonetic loan character / using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters
通江 Tōng jiāng Tongjiang county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan
通辽 Tōng liáo see 通遼市|通辽市[Tong1liao2 Shi4]
通论 tōng lùn well-rounded argument / general survey
通名 tōng míng common noun / generic term / to introduce oneself
通盘 tōng pán across the board / comprehensive / overall / global
通判 tōng pàn local magistrate
通膨 tōng péng (Tw) inflation (abbr. for 通貨膨脹|通货膨胀[tong1huo4 peng2zhang4])
通人 tōng rén learned person / person of wide knowledge and sound scholarship
通乳 tōng rǔ (medicine) to unblock breastmilk flow (of a nursing mother with clogged milk ducts)
通山 Tōng shān Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
通什 Tōng shí Tongshi, Hainan
通识 tōng shí general knowledge / overall knowledge / common knowledge / widely known / erudition
通缩 tōng suō (economics) deflation (abbr. for 通貨緊縮|通货紧缩[tong1 huo4 jin3 suo1])
通太 tōng tài variant of 通泰[tong1tai4]
通泰 tōng tài (dialect) clear (i.e. thoroughly understood) / (literary) comfortable / at ease / unburdened
通同 tōng tóng to collude / to gang up on
通渭 Tōng wèi Tongwei county in Dingxi 定西[Ding4 xi1], Gansu
通问 tōng wèn to mutually send greetings / to communicate / to exchange news
通县 Tōng xiàn Tong county in Beijing
通霄 Tōng xiāo Tongxiao or Tunghsiao town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
通许 Tōng xǔ Tongxu county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan
通学 tōng xué to attend school as a day student
通夜 tōng yè all through the night / overnight
通榆 Tōng yú Tongyu county in Baicheng 白城, Jilin
通约 tōng yuē common measure
通证 tōng zhèng digital token (loanword from "token") (neologism c. 2017)
通州 Tōng zhōu Tongzhou, a district of Beijing / Tongzhou, a district of Nantong 南通[Nan2tong1], Jiangsu
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通讯录 tōng xùn lù address book / directory
通讯员 tōng xùn yuán correspondent / reporter / messenger boy
通知书 tōng zhī shū written notice
通行证 tōng xíng zhèng a pass (authority to enter) / a laissez-passer or safe conduct
通电话 tōng diàn huà to phone sb up
通讯社 tōng xùn shè a news service (e.g. Xinhua)
通知单 tōng zhī dān notification / notice / ticket / receipt
通缉令 tōng jī lìng order for arrest / wanted circular / wanted poster
通用性 tōng yòng xìng universality
通缉犯 tōng jī fàn wanted criminal / fugitive (from the law)
通配符 tōng pèi fú wildcard character (computing)
通风口 tōng fēng kǒu air vent / opening for ventilation
通气会 tōng qì huì briefing
通讯处 tōng xùn chù contact address
通信局 tòng xìn jú Office of Communications
通心粉 tōng xīn fěn macaroni
通古斯 Tōng gǔ sī Tungus
通气孔 tōng qì kǒng an airvent / a louvre / airflow orifice
通风管 tōng fēng guǎn ventilation duct
通信处  Communications Office
通行性  trafficability
通信车  communications truck
通知行  advising bank
通信舱  communications module
通信司  Communication Division
通用线  all-purpose single boundary / all-purpose line
通过权  right of passage
通信队  signals unit / signal unit
通布图 Tōng bù tú Timbuktoo (town in Mali)
通城县 Tōng chéng xiàn Tongcheng county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
通川区 Tōng chuān qū Tongchuan district of Dazhou city 達州市|达州市[Da2 zhou1 shi4], Sichuan
通道县 Tōng dào xiàn Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan
通风孔 tōng fēng kǒng air vent / louvre
通关节 tōng guān jié to facilitate by means of bribery
通过点 tòng guò diǎn passage point
通海县 Tōng hǎi xiàn Tonghai county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yu4 xi1], Yunnan
通河县 Tōng hé xiàn Tonghe county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
通化市 Tōng huà shì Tonghua, prefecture-level city in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2lin2 Sheng3]
通化县 Tōng huà xiàn Tonghua county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
通江县 Tōng jiāng xiàn Tongjiang county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan
通假字 tōng jiǎ zì phonetic loan character / using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters
通口河 tòng kǒu hé Tongkou River
通辽市 Tōng liáo shì Tongliao, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4meng3gu3 Zi4zhi4qu1]
通灵板 tōng líng bǎn Ouija board
通气层 tòng qì céng non-saturated zone / zone of aeration / vadose zone
通山县 Tōng shān xiàn Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
通脱木 tōng tuō mù rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus)
通渭县 Tōng wèi xiàn Tongwei county in Dingxi 定西[Ding4 xi1], Gansu
通霄镇 Tōng xiāo zhèn Tongxiao or Tunghsiao town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
通心菜 tōng xīn cài see 蕹菜[weng4 cai4]
通行税 tōng xíng shuì toll
通信股 tòng xìn gǔ Communications Unit
通信科 tòng xìn kē Communications Section
通信量 tōng xìn liàng communications volume
Approximate Results for 通
普通 pǔ tōng common / ordinary / general / average
交通 jiāo tōng to be connected / traffic / transportation / communications / liaison
网通 wǎng tōng China Netcom (CNC), former telecommunication service provider in PRC
沟通 gōu tōng to join / to connect / to link up / to communicate
开通 kāi tong open-minded
开通 kāi tōng to open (a new road or railway line) / to set up (a hotline) / to launch (a service) / to subscribe to (a members-only service)
联通 lián tōng connection / link / to link together
流通 liú tōng to circulate / to distribute / circulation / distribution
卡通 kǎ tōng cartoon (loanword)
精通 jīng tōng to be proficient in / to master (a subject)
南通 Nán tōng see 南通市[Nan2tong1 Shi4]
不通 bù tōng to be obstructed / to be blocked up / to be impassable / to make no sense / to be illogical
畅通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction
一通 yī tòng one time / once
互通 hù tōng to intercommunicate / to interoperate
相通 xiāng tōng interlinked / connected / communicating / in communication / accommodating
打通 dǎ tōng to open access / to establish contact / to remove a block / to put through (a phone connection)
接通 jiē tōng to connect / to put through
灵通 líng tōng fast and abundant (news) / clever / effective
扑通 pū tōng (onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop
神通 shén tōng remarkable ability / magical power
贯通 guàn tōng to link up / to thread together
疏通 shū tōng to unblock / to dredge / to clear the way / to get things flowing / to facilitate / to mediate / to lobby / to explicate (a text)
直通 zhí tōng to lead directly to
三通 sān tōng T-joint / T-piece / T-pipe / three links
变通 biàn tōng pragmatic / flexible / to act differently in different situations / to accommodate to circumstances
连通 lián tōng to connect / to communicate / to relate / (math.) connected
串通 chuàn tōng to collude / to collaborate / to gang up
共通 gòng tōng universal / applicable to all (or both) / shared / common
融通 róng tōng to circulate / to flow (esp. capital) / to intermingle / to merge / to become assimilated
亨通 hēng tōng to go smoothly / prosperous / going well
买通 mǎi tōng to bribe
私通 sī tōng to have secret ties with / to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc) / to engage in an illicit sexual relationship / adultery
圆通 yuán tōng flexible / accommodating
弄通 nòng tōng to get a good grasp of
拨通 bō tōng to get through to sb on the phone
大通 Dà tōng Datong, a district of Huainan City 淮南市[Huai2nan2 Shi4], Anhui / Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1ning2], Qinghai
邓通 Dèng Tōng Deng Tong (2nd c. BC), one of the wealthiest Former Han Dynasty 前漢|前汉[Qian2 Han4] officials
搞通 gǎo tōng to make sense of sth
勾通 gōu tōng to collude with / to conspire
红通 hóng tōng (Interpol) red notice / abbr. for 紅色通緝令|红色通缉令[hong2 se4 tong1 ji1 ling4]
可通 kě tōng passable / possible to reach
穆通 Mù tōng Mouton (name) / Gabriel Mouton (1618-1694), French clergyman and scientist, pioneer of the metric system
潘通 Pān tōng Pantone color system
抢通 qiǎng tōng to rush through urgently (e.g. emergency supplies)
申通 Shēn tōng STO Express, courier service headquartered in Shanghai, founded in 1993
说通 shuō tōng to get sb to understand / to persuade
速通 sù tōng to get through sth quickly / (gaming) speedrun (abbr. for 快速通關|快速通关[kuai4 su4 tong1 guan1])
铁通 Tiě tōng (Cantonese) iron pipe (weapon)
统通 tǒng tōng everything
五通 wǔ tōng bottom bracket shell (in a bicycle frame) / (Buddhism) the five supernatural powers (abbr. for 五神通[wu3 shen2tong1])
想通 xiǎng tōng to figure out / to realize / to become convinced / to come round (to an idea) / to get over it
选通 xuǎn tòng gating
伊通 Yī tōng Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin
昭通 Zhāo tōng see 昭通市[Zhao1tong1 Shi4]
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AG8通告  Proclamation AG8
小灵通 xiǎo líng tōng Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart"
普通话 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech
普通人 pǔ tōng rén ordinary person / private citizen / people / the person in the street
想不通 xiǎng bu tōng unable to understand / unable to get over
交通部 Jiāo tōng bù Department of Transportation / (PRC) Ministry of Transport
富士通 Fù shì tōng Fujitsu
直通车 zhí tōng chē "through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao)
全球通 quán qiú tōng Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) (telecommunications)
行不通 xíng bu tōng won't work / will get (you) nowhere
连通性 lián tōng xìng connectivity
普通股 pǔ tōng gǔ common stock
万事通 wàn shì tōng jack-of-all-trades / know-it-all
交通费 jiāo tōng fèi transport costs
交通线 jiāo tòng xiàn line of communication
打不通 dǎ bu tōng cannot get through (on phone)
行得通 xíng de tōng practicable / realizable / will work
百事通 bǎi shì tōng knowledgeable person / know all
红通通 hóng tōng tōng variant of 紅彤彤|红彤彤[hong2 tong1 tong1]
普通法 pǔ tōng fǎ common law
中国通 Zhōng guó tōng China watcher / an expert on China / an old China hand
交通卡 jiāo tōng kǎ public transportation card / prepaid transit card / subway pass
贝纳通 Bèi nà tōng Benetton, clothes company
八达通 Bā dá tōng Octopus (Hong Kong smart card system for electronic payments)
光通量 guāng tōng liàng luminous flux (physics)
交通警 jiāo tōng jǐng traffic police
磁通量 cí tōng liàng magnetic flux
互通网  all-channel network / full-matrix network
普通的  rank-and-file
不圆通 bù yuán tōng inflexible / unaccommodating
磁通门 cí tōng mén fluxgate (electrical engineering)
大通区 Dà tōng qū Datong, a district of Huainan City 淮南市[Huai2nan2 Shi4], Anhui
大通县 Dà tōng xiàn Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1 ning2], Qinghai
打通宵 dǎ tōng xiāo to spend the whole night
凡世通 Fán shì tōng Firestone (Tire and Rubber Company)
凡士通 Fán shì tōng Firestone (Tire and Rubber Company)
肺通气 fèi tōng qì pulmonary ventilation (medicine)
费孝通 Fèi Xiào tōng Fei Xiaotong (1910-2005), Chinese sociologist
共通性 gòng tōng xìng commonality / universality
郭圣通 guō shèng tōng Empress
互通性 hù tōng xìng interoperability (of communications equipment)
讲不通 jiǎng bù tōng it does not make sense
交通车 jiāo tōng chē shuttle bus
交通灯 jiāo tōng dēng traffic light
交通锥 jiāo tōng zhuī traffic cone / road cone
接通费 jiē tōng fèi connection charge
克拉通 kè lā tōng craton (loanword)
可通约 kě tōng yuē commensurable / having a common measure
连通器 lián tōng qì communicating vessels (in scientific experiment)
利通区 Lì tōng qū Litong district of Wuzhong city 吳忠市|吴忠市[Wu2 zhong1 shi4], Ningxia
眠而通 mián ér tòng Miltown
木通科 mù tōng kē Lardizabalaceae
南通市 Nán tōng shì Nantong, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1su1 Sheng3]
普通车 pǔ tōng chē local train / ordinary vehicle
普通鵟 pǔ tōng kuáng (bird species of China) eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus)
普通䴓 pǔ tōng shī (bird species of China) Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
琴通尼 qín tōng ní (Tw) gin and tonic
琴通宁 qín tōng níng (Tw) gin and tonic
数码通 Shù mǎ tōng SmarTone-Vodafone (Hong Kong and Macau company)
说不通 shuō bù tōng it does not make sense
疏通费 shū tōng fèi facilitation payment / bribe
宿命通 sù mìng tōng (Buddhism) recollection of past lives / wisdom of past lives (one of six supernatural powers of Buddhas and arhats)
提通阶 tí tōng jiē Tithonian
透通性 tòu tōng xìng transparency (networking)
五通桥 Wǔ tōng qiáo Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan
谢通门 Xiè tōng mén Xaitongmoin county, Tibetan: Bzhad mthong smon rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
一卡通 Yī kǎ tōng the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)
伊通河 Yī tōng Hé Yitong River in Siping 四平[Si4 ping2], Jilin
伊通县 Yī tōng xiàn Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin
伊通镇 Yī tōng zhèn Yitong township, capital of Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin
昭通市 Zhāo tōng shì Zhaotong, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2nan2 Sheng3]
正字通 Zhèng zì tōng Zhengzitong, Chinese character dictionary with 33,549 entries, edited by Ming scholar Zhang Zilie 張自烈|张自烈[Zhang1 Zi4 lie4] in 17th century
普通𫛭 pǔ tōng kuáng (bird species of China) eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus)
TIR通行证  TIR carnet
交通运输 jiāo tōng yùn shū transport
交通大学 Jiāo tōng Dà xué abbr. for 上海交通大學|上海交通大学 / Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 西安交通大學|西安交通大学 / Xia'an Jiaotong University, 國立交通大學|国立交通大学 / National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan) etc
交通工具 jiāo tōng gōng jù means of transportation / vehicle
交通安全 jiāo tōng ān quán road-traffic
即时通讯 jí shí tōng xùn instant messaging
交通银行 Jiāo tōng Yín háng Bank of Communications
轨道交通 guǐ dào jiāo tōng metro / rapid transit / subway
另行通知 lìng xíng tōng zhī to notify at a different time / to notify later / to give prior notice
公共交通 gōng gòng jiāo tōng public transport / mass transit
数据通信 shù jù tōng xìn data communication
融会贯通 róng huì guàn tōng to master the subject via a comprehensive study of surrounding areas
无线通信 wú xiàn tōng xìn wireless communication
一窍不通 yī qiào bù tōng lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me
四通八达 sì tōng bā dá roads open in all directions (idiom) / accessible from all sides
即时通信 jí shí tōng xìn instant messaging
神通广大 shén tōng guǎng dà (idiom) to possess great magical power / to possess remarkable abilities
交通规则 jiāo tōng guī zé traffic rules / rules of the road
交通警察 jiāo tōng jǐng chá traffic police
最后通牒 zuì hòu tōng dié ultimatum
资治通鉴 Zī zhì Tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
交通堵塞 jiāo tōng dǔ sè road congestion / traffic jam
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