1. 通
  2. 氣

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.
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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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氣

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Previous (系)Next (题)
  • 217th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 527 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
氣→
气米
2Radical
氣→
气steam/breath米rice
3Graphical
氣→
丿一一㇠一丨八丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qì (qi4)gas • air • smell • weather • to make angry • to annoy • to get angry • vital energy • qi

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 氣 qì (qi4)The component 米 is pronounced as 'mǐ' (mi3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 氣 qì (qi4)The component 气 is pronounced as 'qì' (qi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

氣 also appears in:
餼

Example Words

Common

人气 (人氣)
勇气 (勇氣)
天气 (天氣)
帅气 (帥氣)
手气 (手氣)
气息 (氣息)
气死 (氣死)
气氛 (氣氛)
气温 (氣溫)
气象 (氣象)
气质 (氣質)
生气 (生氣)
空气 (空氣)
节气 (節氣)
脾气 (脾氣)
运气 (運氣)
霸气 (霸氣)

Uncommon

一口气 (一口氣)
不争气 (不爭氣)
俗气 (俗氣)
傲气 (傲氣)
傻气 (傻氣)
元气 (元氣)
充气 (充氣)
冷气 (冷氣)
出气 (出氣)
力气 (力氣)
受气 (受氣)
口气 (口氣)
名气 (名氣)
吸气 (吸氣)
呼气 (呼氣)
和气 (和氣)
喘气 (喘氣)
喜气洋洋 (喜氣洋洋)
叹气 (嘆氣)
大气 (大氣)
天然气 (天然氣)
娇气 (嬌氣)
孩子气 (孩子氣)
客气 (客氣)
寒气 (寒氣)
小气 (小氣)
小气鬼 (小氣鬼)
尾气 (尾氣)
底气 (底氣)
心平气和 (心平氣和)
志气 (志氣)
怒气 (怒氣)
怨气 (怨氣)
意气相投 (意氣相投)
憋气 (憋氣)
打气 (打氣)
断气 (斷氣)
晦气 (晦氣)
景气 (景氣)
暖气 (暖氣)
服气 (服氣)
朝气 (朝氣)
正气 (正氣)
杀气 (殺氣)
气人 (氣人)
气候 (氣候)
气势 (氣勢)
气味 (氣味)
气壮山河 (氣壯山河)
气度 (氣度)
气愤 (氣憤)
气概 (氣概)
气泡 (氣泡)
气派 (氣派)
气球 (氣球)
气色 (氣色)
气血 (氣血)
气象台 (氣象台)
气馁 (氣餒)
气体 (氣體)
气魄 (氣魄)
氧气 (氧氣)
洋气 (洋氣)
泄气 (洩氣)
消气 (消氣)
淘气 (淘氣)
湿气 (濕氣)
火气 (火氣)
煤气 (煤氣)
热气 (熱氣)
争气 (爭氣)
理直气壮 (理直氣壯)
发脾气 (發脾氣)
神气 (神氣)
福气 (福氣)
秀气 (秀氣)
稚气 (稚氣)
义气 (義氣)
血气 (血氣)
语气 (語氣)
豪气 (豪氣)
赌气 (賭氣)
趾高气扬 (趾高氣揚)
通气 (通氣)
过气 (過氣)
电气 (電氣)
雾气 (霧氣)
灵气 (靈氣)
风气 (風氣)
香气 (香氣)
骨气 (骨氣)

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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.