00181 Chinese character of 通 and pronounce tung1

The Chinese word【通】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes a state or action. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Pass or go smoothly. Explanation: (1) Smooth and unobstructed. Such as: “smooth”, “fluent”. (2) Make it smooth. For example: “Unclogging the toilet”, “Unclogging the water pipes”. (3) Communication, intercourse, and interaction. Such as: “communication”, “circulation”, “trade”, “road traffic”, “air navigation”, “mutual exchange of what we have”. (4) All, every. Such as: “Consider all factors” and “Take all into consideration”. (5) To understand. Such as: “proficient”, “knowledgeable”, “reasonable”. (6) Report and inform. Such as: “notice”, “report”. (7) Common and suitable for ordinary people. Such as: “common problem”, “common practice”, “popular”, “common nature”, “common name” (8) secret collusion. Such as: “collusion”, “collusion”. (9) Quantifier: A>Unit of calculation documents and telecommunications. For example: “one phone call”, “three telegrams”. B>A unit for calculating the number of times a bell or drum is struck. For example: “Beat the drum three times.”

The pronunciation of this specific Chinese character is given below.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【通】:tōng

Cantonese Jyutping of 【通】:tung1

This provides fundamental insights into the meaning of the character 【通】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【通】, for example:Describe a state or action , It means mainly through or smoothly .The richness and complexity of Chinese characters enable various interpretations, some of which may exceed what is presented here.

【通】appears simple on its own, but when linked to other words, it creates nuanced phrases, like【通過、交通】(Mandarin Pinyin:tōng guò 、jiāo tōng/ Cantonese Jyutping:tung1 gwo3 、gaau1 tung1)

This character consists of 10 individual strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Below is an example sentence related to this character.:


新修的公路大大改善了交通狀況。

The newly built road has greatly improved the traffic situation.


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