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痛

tòng

to hurt; painful

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Character

痛 tòng

Strokes
12
Radical
疒 — sickness, disease
Made of
疒 sickness, disease 甬 path
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我的头很痛。 Wǒ de tóu hěn tòng. My head hurts a lot.
  • 我的牙痛了。 Wǒ de yá tòng le. My tooth started to hurt.
  • 腿有点痛。 Tuǐ yǒudiǎn tòng. My leg hurts a little.

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