HSK 3 · Body & Health

痛

tòng

pain; painful

Stroke order of 痛

痛 is written with 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

The sickness shell 疒 holds 甬, a tunnel: pain tunnels through the body.

Parts: 疒 illness + 甬 phonetic/tunnel

Example sentence

我的头很痛。

My head hurts a lot.

Words with 痛

痛苦pain; suffering

More words: Body & Health

手指finger 血blood 心heart; mind 伤injury; to hurt 受伤to get injured 感冒to catch a cold; cold 困sleepy; to trap 胖fat 死to die; dead 去世to pass away 生命life 活to live; alive 救to save; to rescue 毛病fault; problem; illness

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