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HSK 3 · Communication & Mail

通信

tōng xìn

to correspond; communication

Stroke order of 通信

2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

通 · 10 strokes信 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

通 is a walking 辶 passing through, and 信 is a person 亻 with words 言: words passed through.

Parts: 通: 辶 + 甬, pass; 信: 亻 + 言, letter

The characters in 通信

  • 通 tōng — to connect; to go through (10 strokes)
  • 信 xìn — letter; to believe (9 strokes)

Example sentence

他们用电话通信。

They communicate by telephone.

Words with 通

普通ordinary; common普通话Mandarin通知to notify; notice交通traffic; transport通过to pass; by means of通to connect; to go through通常usually; normally

Words with 信

信息information; message短信text message信letter; to believe信号signal信用卡credit card信心confidence相信to believe信封envelope信任to trust

More words: Communication & Mail

交流to communicate; exchange联系to contact; connection电子邮件email邮件mail; email邮箱mailbox; email box邮票stamp信封envelope发送to send消息news; message传to pass on; to spread传播to spread; to broadcast打听to ask about话题topic of conversation传说legend; it is said据说it is said

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