HSK 2 · Communication

通知

tōng zhī

to notify; notice

Stroke order of 通知

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

通 · 10 strokes知 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

通 is a road passing through; 知 is an arrow 矢 hitting the mouth 口: let people know.

Parts: 通 pass through + 知 know

The characters in 通知

通 tōng — to connect; to go through (10 strokes)

Example sentence

老师通知我们明天考试。

The teacher notified us of tomorrow's exam.

Words with 通

普通ordinary; common 普通话Mandarin 交通traffic; transport 通过to pass; by means of 通to connect; to go through 通信to correspond; communication 通常usually; normally

Words with 知

知识knowledge 知道to know

More words: Communication

网net; internet 网站website 信息information; message 短信text message 信letter; to believe 信号signal 开机to turn on (a device)关机to turn off (a device)打印to print 计算机computer 喂hey; hello; to feed 响to ring; loud 喊to shout; to call 大声loudly 小声in a low voice 声音sound; voice

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