• 729th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 90 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tòng (tong4)ache • pain • sorrow • deeply • thoroughly

Pronunciation Clues

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

Common

痛苦 

Uncommon

作痛 
伤痛 (傷痛)
刺痛 
心痛 
牙痛 
疼痛 
病痛 
痛哭 
痛心 
痛快 
痛恨 
痛楚 
痛经 (痛經)
肚子痛 
胃痛 
苦痛 
酸痛 
头痛 (頭痛)

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  • 857th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chǔ (Chu3)surname Chu • abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together • Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)
2. chǔ (chu3)distinct • clear • orderly • pain • suffering • deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) • punishment cane (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

清楚 

Uncommon

宋楚瑜 
楚楚 
痛楚 

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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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