HSK 2 · Coming & going

通

tōng

to connect; to go through

Stroke order of 通

通 is written with 10 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A road (辶) with a way (甬): go through.

Parts: 辶 walk + 甬 passage

Example sentence

这条路不通。

This road doesn't go through.

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 通信to correspond; communication 通常usually; normally

More words: Coming & going

进入to enter 离开to leave 走过to walk past 走进to walk into 走开to go away 过来to come over 经过to pass; through 通过to pass; by means of 站住to stop; halt 停to stop 排row; to line up 排队to queue 靠to lean on; to depend on 身边by one's side

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