DICTIONARY
The Chinese word tong - 通 - tōng
(expert in in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
tōng
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English translations
expert in, through, to communicate, to know, to lead to,
unobstructed
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 通 ( tōng ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of tōng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 通 ( tong / tōng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe tiao lu tongdao nar?
Zhè tiáo lù tōngdào nǎr?– English translation: Where does this road lead?
Character complexity
通 is composed of 11 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to be great at | generalist
通 ( tong / tōng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 216)
通 ( tong / tōng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 216)
Chinese example words containing the character 通 ( tong / tōng )
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