通 · tōng · to go through
Learn the Chinese character 通 with its source-linked HSK 4 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 通.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 通
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 通.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 交通jiāotōngto be connected
- 普通pǔtōngcommon
- 普通话pǔtōnghuàPutonghua
- 通tōngto go through
- 通过tōngguòto pass through
- 通知tōngzhīto notify
- 沟通gōutōngto join
- 开通kāitōngto open (a new road or railway line)
- 通常tōngchángregular
- 通行tōngxíngto go through
- 畅通chàngtōngunobstructed
- 精通jīngtōngto be proficient in
- 流通liútōngto circulate
- 通道tōngdào(communications) channel
- 通风tōngfēngairy
- 通话tōnghuàto hold a conversation
- 通信tōngxìnto correspond (by letter, email etc)
- 通讯tōngxùncommunications
- 通用tōngyòngto use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)
- 变通biàntōngpragmatic
- 贯通guàntōngto link up
- 卡通kǎtōngHSK 7-9 syllabus word
- 灵通língtōngfast and abundant (news)
- 疏通shūtōngto unblock
- 四通八达sìtōng-bādároads open in all directions (idiom)
- 通报tōngbàoto inform
- 通畅tōngchàngunobstructed
- 通车tōngchēto open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc)
- 通告tōnggàoto announce
- 通红tōnghóngvery red
- 通货膨胀tōnghuò péngzhànginflation
- 通缉tōngjīto order the arrest of sb as criminal
- 通顺tōngshùnsmooth
- 通俗tōngsúcommon
- 通通tōngtōngall
- 通宵tōngxiāoall night
- 相通xiāngtōnginterlinked
Real usage
Example sentences with 通
Published HSK 4 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 4 course context containing 通 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 通
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 通 mean in Chinese?
通 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to go through.
How do you pronounce 通?
通 is shown as tōng.
Is 通 an HSK 4 character?
Yes. 通 is HSK 4 recognition character #324.
Can I practise writing 通?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 4 recognition
- HSK 4 writing inventory
- 37 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 4 recognition character #324.
- Writing scope: HSK 4 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.