• 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

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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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  • 361st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 407 words
  • Component in 183 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chē (Che1)surname Che
2. chē (che1)car • vehicle • CL:輛|辆[liang4] • machine • to shape with a lathe
3. (ju1)war chariot (archaic) • rook (in Chinese chess) • rook (in chess)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chē (che1)The component is pronounced as 'chē' (che1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ju1)The component is pronounced as '' (ju1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

上车 (上車)
下车 (下車)
停车 (停車)
公交车 (公交車)
公车 (公車)
出租车 (出租車)
列车 (列車)
坐车 (坐車)
堵车 (堵車)
塞车 (塞車)
打车 (打車)
摩托车 (摩托車)
汽车 (汽車)
火车 (火車)
火车票 (火車票)
火车站 (火車站)
自行车 (自行車)
赛车 (賽車)
车子 (車子)
车展 (車展)
车厢 (車廂)
车票 (車票)
车祸 (車禍)
车站 (車站)
车辆 (車輛)
开车 (開車)

Uncommon

三轮车 (三輪車)
乘车 (乘車)
二手车 (二手車)
修车 (修車)
倒车 (倒車)
候车室 (候車室)
停车场 (停車場)
出车 (出車)
列车员 (列車員)
刹车 (剎車)
动车 (動車)
包车 (包車)
卡丁车 (卡丁車)
卡车 (卡車)
单车 (單車)
客车 (客車)
专车 (專車)
小车 (小車)
快车 (快車)
急刹车 (急剎車)
战车 (戰車)
房车 (房車)
拖车 (拖車)
拼车 (拼車)
推车 (推車)
搭车 (搭車)
撞车 (撞車)
救护车 (救護車)
晕车 (暈車)
末班车 (末班車)
校车 (校車)
机动车 (機動車)
机车 (機車)
汽车站 (汽車站)
消防车 (消防車)
班车 (班車)
发车 (發車)
碰碰车 (碰碰車)
私家车 (私家車)
缆车 (纜車)
脚踏车 (腳踏車)
花车 (花車)
行车 (行車)
警车 (警車)
货车 (貨車)
购物车 (購物車)
超车 (超車)
赶车 (趕車)
跑车 (跑車)
车主 (車主)
车位 (車位)
车夫 (車夫)
车库 (車庫)
车模 (車模)
车水马龙 (車水馬龍)
车流 (車流)
车牌 (車牌)
车程 (車程)
车窗 (車窗)
车胎 (車胎)
车行 (車行)
车费 (車費)
车身 (車身)
车轮 (車輪)
车速 (車速)
车道 (車道)
车门 (車門)
车间 (車間)
车队 (車隊)
车顶 (車頂)
转车 (轉車)
轿车 (轎車)
通车 (通車)
过山车 (過山車)
错车 (錯車)
长途车 (長途車)
电瓶车 (電瓶車)
电车 (電車)
风车 (風車)
飙车 (飆車)
餐车 (餐車)
马车 (馬車)
驾车 (駕車)
骑车 (騎車)
面包车 (麵包車)
黑车 (黑車)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.