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Character Decomposition
通=辶+甬
Etymology
walk
Meanings2 pronunciations
tōng
to go through
to know well
(suffix) expert
to connect
to communicate
open
to clear
classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
tòng
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
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Words with 通 1199 total
universal; applicable to all (or both) · shared; common共通gòng tōngto intercommunicate · to interoperate互通hù tōngcartoon (loanword)卡通kǎ tōngto open access · to establish contact · to remove a block · to put through (a phone connection)打通dǎ tōngto be proficient in · to master (a subject)精通jīng tōngto be obstructed · to be blocked up · to be impassable · to make no sense · to be illogical不通bù tōng
Idioms with 通 133 total Chain
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom) · fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities八仙过海，各显神通Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōngconversant with things past and present · erudite and informed博古通今bó gǔ tōng jīnknowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)博识多通bó shí duō tōngto comprehend (new things) by analogy触类旁通chù lèi páng tōngto act in collusion (idiom)串通一气chuàn tōng yī qì