Chinese Character 通 Meanings and components.

Form

通

Meaning

通 meaning[3] in English

To Go Through.

To Know Well.

(Suffix) Expert.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 通 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to walk (side … (辶) , and the Yongjiang river … (甬)

Its radical[1] is: 辵 (chuo4) which means: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character), .辵chuo4to walk …

In cangjie it is written with YNIB

How to write 通

To write通tong1to go … you should write a combination of 辶chuo4to walk … , 甬yong3the Yongjiang … arranged in a 吅 shape:

辶 + 甬 = 通

通 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 通 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 通, looks as follow:

通
Pinyin:tong1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Go Through . To Know Well . (Suffix) Expert . To Connect . To Communicate . Open . To Clear . Classifier For Letters, Telegrams, Phone Calls Etc
辶
Pinyin:chuo4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Walk (Side Part Of Split Character)
甬
Pinyin:yong3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: The Yongjiang River 甬江[Yong3 Jiang1] Through Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 Bo1] . Abbr. For Ningbo
龴
Pinyin:龴5 Shape:一
用
Pinyin:yong4
Meaning[3]: To Use . To Employ . To Have To . To Eat Or Drink . Expense Or Outlay . Usefulness . Hence . Therefore
月
Pinyin:yue4
Meaning[3]: Moon . Month . Monthly . Cl:個|个[Ge4],輪|轮[Lun2]
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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