1. 圆
  2. 通

圆

Previous (舞)Next (搞)
  • 1143rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 108 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
圆→
囗员
2Radical
圆→
囗enclosure口mouth贝shell
3Graphical
圆→
冂一口冂人

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuán (yuan2)circle • round • circular • spherical • (of the moon) full • unit of Chinese currency (Yuan) • tactful • to justify

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 圆 yuán (yuan2)The component 员 is pronounced as 'yuán' (yuan2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

圆满 (圓滿)
圆领 (圓領)
团圆 (團圓)
桂圆 (桂圓)
汤圆 (湯圓)

Uncommon

圆圈 (圓圈)
圆梦 (圓夢)
圆子 (圓子)
圆形 (圓形)
圆明园 (圓明園)
圆月 (圓月)
圆桌 (圓桌)
圆滑 (圓滑)
圆滚滚 (圓滾滾)
圆润 (圓潤)
圆珠笔 (圓珠筆)
圆筒 (圓筒)
圆舞曲 (圓舞曲)
圆通 (圓通)
圆点 (圓點)
方圆 (方圓)
椭圆 (橢圓)
花好月圆 (花好月圓)

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通

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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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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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