• 190th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 384 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

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

Appears In

also appears in:

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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  • 816th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 151 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. huò (huo4)goods • money • commodity • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for huò (huo4)The component is pronounced as 'huā' (hua1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for huò (huo4)The component is pronounced as 'huà' (hua4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

年货 (年貨)
现货 (現貨)
发货 (發貨)
货物 (貨物)

Uncommon

二手货 (二手貨)
交货 (交貨)
便宜货 (便宜貨)
假货 (假貨)
出货 (出貨)
到货 (到貨)
售货员 (售貨員)
存货 (存貨)
提货 (提貨)
日货 (日貨)
期货 (期貨)
水货 (水貨)
炒货 (炒貨)
百货 (百貨)
百货店 (百貨店)
缺货 (缺貨)
蠢货 (蠢貨)
行货 (行貨)
识货 (識貨)
货品 (貨品)
货币 (貨幣)
货架 (貨架)
货款 (貨款)
货源 (貨源)
货真价实 (貨真價實)
货车 (貨車)
货运 (貨運)
贱货 (賤貨)
退货 (退貨)
送货 (送貨)
通货膨胀 (通貨膨脹)
杂货 (雜貨)
杂货店 (雜貨店)
骚货 (騷貨)
验货 (驗貨)

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  • 2410th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. péng (peng2)swollen

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

膨胀 (膨脹)

Uncommon

通货膨胀 (通貨膨脹)

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  • 2079th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhàng (zhang4)dropsical • swollen • to swell • to be bloated

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhàng (zhang4)The component is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhàng (zhang4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

膨胀 (膨脹)
通胀 (通脹)

Uncommon

发胀 (發脹)
脑胀 (腦脹)
肿胀 (腫脹)
通货膨胀 (通貨膨脹)
头昏脑胀 (頭昏腦脹)

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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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