1. 通
  2. 俗

通

Previous (海)Next (教)
  • 190th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 384 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
通→
辶甬
2Radical
通→
辶walk龴N/A用use
3Graphical
通→
丶㇆㇝龴冂二丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tōng (tong1)to go through • to know well • (suffix) expert • to connect • to communicate • open • to clear • classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
2. tòng (tong4)classifier for sections of music playing • classifier for bouts of unpleasant language

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 通 tōng (tong1)The component 甬 is pronounced as 'tǒng' (tong3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 通 tōng (tong1)The component 甬 is pronounced as 'yǒng' (yong3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 通 tōng (tong1)The component 用 is pronounced as 'yòng' (yong4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 通 tòng (tong4)The component 甬 is pronounced as 'tǒng' (tong3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for 通 tòng (tong4)The component 甬 is pronounced as 'yǒng' (yong3). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for 通 tòng (tong4)The component 用 is pronounced as 'yòng' (yong4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

通 also appears in:
嗵

Example Words

Common

交通 
普通 
沟通 (溝通)
联通 (聯通)
通宵 
通常 
通知 
通过 (通過)
开通 (開通)

Uncommon

亨通 
全球通 
南通 
卡通 
圆通 (圓通)
想通 
打通 
接通 
扑通 (撲通)
普普通通 
普通话 (普通話)
畅通 (暢通)
水泄不通 (水洩不通)
流通 
灯火通明 (燈火通明)
相通 
精通 
网通 (網通)
变通 (變通)
通俗 
通信 
通勤 
通向 
通告 
通报 (通報)
通州 
通往 
通畅 (通暢)
通气 (通氣)
通用 
通病 
通红 (通紅)
通缉 (通緝)
通胀 (通脹)
通行 
通行证 (通行證)
通讯 (通訊)
通讯录 (通訊錄)
通话 (通話)
通货膨胀 (通貨膨脹)
通车 (通車)
通透 
通通 
通道 
通关 (通關)
通风 (通風)

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俗

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Previous (津)Next (辩)
  • 1352nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
俗→
亻谷
2Radical
俗→
亻human谷valley
3Graphical
俗→
㇒丨八人口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sú (su2)custom • convention • popular • common • coarse • vulgar • secular

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 俗 sú (su2)The component 谷 is pronounced as 'gǔ' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 俗 sú (su2)The component 谷 is pronounced as 'gǔ' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

世俗 
俗话 (俗話)
民俗 
习俗 (習俗)
风俗 (風俗)

Uncommon

低俗 
俗世 
俗事 
俗人 
俗套 
俗气 (俗氣)
俗称 (俗稱)
俗语 (俗語)
入乡随俗 (入鄉隨俗)
媚俗 
庸俗 
恶俗 (惡俗)
愤世嫉俗 (憤世嫉俗)
粗俗 
脱俗 (脫俗)
通俗 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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