Memory phrase for the character: 通

通

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Meaning to connect, to go through, communicate, to clear, open

Pronunciation

tōng

Explanation

Left: movement 辶, right: 甬 (bent person マ, use/usage 用) [用 = A fence 用 can be used]

Mnemonic
 
(Old people stay fit to keep up in our society) Bent persons need movement to stay connected.

Radicals

辶 movementIn some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.
甬 what a bent person uses
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 Vocabulary

通过 tōng guò  by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc.); to switch over
沟通 gōu tōng  to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
畅通 chàng tōng  unimpeded; free-flowing; straight path; unclogged; move without obstruction
一窍不通 yī qiào bù tōng  I don't understand a word (idiom); all Greek to me
通宵 tōng xiāo  overnight
通宵达旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn  overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long; day and night
通缉 tōng jī  to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted
通缉 tōng jī  
通缉 tōng jī  
灵犀相通 líng xī xiāng tōng  kindred spirits
灵犀相通 líng xī xiāng tōng  
灵犀相通 líng xī xiāng tōng  

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