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U+901A, 通
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-901A

[U+9019]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+901B]

Translingual

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Han character

(Kangxi radical 162, +7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 卜弓戈月 (YNIB), four-corner 37302, composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1258, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38892
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1743, character 18
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3845, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+901A
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l̥ʰoːŋ): semantic + phonetic (OC *loŋʔ).

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation


Note:
  • tĕ̤ng - vernacular;
  • tŭng - literary.

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Definitions

  1. to pass through; to travel through; to go through; or, to allow passage
    心粉   tōngxīnfěn   macaroni (lit. "pass-through heart pasta")
    行不   xíngbùtōng   to be not feasible
       cǐ lù bùtōng   No passing road.
    結束沿線鐵路歷史 [MSC, trad.]
    结束沿线铁路历史 [MSC, simp.]
    Jiéshù le yánxiàn bā ge xiàn bù tōng tiělù de lìshǐ. [Pinyin]
    Ending the history of railroads not passing through these eight counties.
    1. (telephony) to get through
      [Cantonese, trad.]
      [Cantonese, simp.]
      ngo5 daa2 zo2 gei2 ci3 dou1 daa2 m4 tung1. [Jyutping]
      I tried to call several times but couldn't get through.
  2. to open up; to clear out; to unblock
    去水 [Cantonese, trad.]
    去水 [Cantonese, simp.]
    tiu4 heoi3 seoi2 hau4 coi3 zo2, jiu3 wan2 jan4 lai4 tung1 faan1 keoi5. [Jyutping]
    As the drain pipe is clogged, we will need to find someone to unblock it.
  3. to lead to; to go to
  4. to understand; to know
    英語英语   tōng yīngyǔ   to speak English
    人情   tōngrénqíng   to be unreasonable
  5. to connect; to communicate
       tōngshāng   to have trade relations
    係咪 [Cantonese, trad.]
    系咪 [Cantonese, simp.]
    loeng5 gaan1 fong4-2 hai6 mai6 tung1 gaa3? [Jyutping]
    Do the two rooms connect?
  6. to notify; to tell
       tōngbào   to notify
    電話电话   tōng ge diànhuà   to give someone a call
  7. logical; coherent
    [Cantonese]   gong2 m4 tung1 [Jyutping]   (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  8. expert
    中國中国   zhōngguótōng   one who knows China very much
  9. (of Chinese characters) to be etymologically related to and carry a similar meaning to
    …………   ...... tōng “guó”   … is the same as " / (guó)"
  10. general; common
       tōngchēng   to be generally known as
       tōngbìng   common failing
  11. whole; entire
       tōng   whole night
  12. (Cantonese) pipe-shaped object
    [Cantonese]   tit3 tung1 [Jyutping]   iron pipe
  13. (Cantonese) short for 通心粉 (“macaroni”)
    [Cantonese]   teoi2 tung1 [Jyutping]   macaroni with ham
  14. (literary) Classifier for phone calls, letters, telegrams, etc..
    電報电报   tōng diànbào   one telegram
  15. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) very; most; clearly
  16. (Southern Min) can; may
    alt. forms: , (tǎng)
    [Hokkien]   Che thang chia̍h--bô? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]   Can this be eaten?
Synonyms
  • (telephony: to get through): ()
  • (macaroni):

Compounds

Further reading

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. Classifier for rolls of the drum.
  2. Classifier for actions.
    胡說胡说   húshuō yī tòng   to talk a heap of nonsense
    牢騷牢骚   fā le yī tòng láosāo   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (Southern Min) to lead to
  2. (Hokkien) to go through; to penetrate
  3. (Teochew) to be proficient in
  4. (Hokkien, as a complement) complete; comprehensive
  5. (Southern Min) throughout
    規年 [Hokkien, trad.]
    规年 [Hokkien, simp.]
    kui-nî-thàng-thiⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    throughout the year
    [Teochew]   tang3 rig8 [Peng'im]   whole day

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