tōng
通 (tōng) is a Chinese word meaning “to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert”.
Meanings
- 1to go through
- 2to know well
- 3(suffix) expert
- 4to connect
- 5to communicate
- 6open
- 7to clear
- 8classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
Related words
通过to pass through; to get through通知to notify通classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)通常regular; usual; normal普通common通话to hold a conversation交通to be connected通道(communications) channel通讯communications沟通to join; to connect; to link up接通to connect普通人ordinary person