沟 gōu
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 勾 to hook, to join, to connect
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
沟通
gōutōng
to communicate
Characters in this word
通 tōng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 甬 path
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我们多沟通。 Wǒmen duō gōutōng. Let us communicate more.
- 沟通很重要。 Gōutōng hěn zhòngyào. Communication is very important.
- 他会沟通。 Tā huì gōutōng. He can communicate well.
Related words
- 沟 gōu ditch
- 交通 jiāotōng transportation; traffic
- 普通 pǔtōng ordinary
- 普通话 pǔtōnghuà Standard Mandarin
- 通 tōng to be open; to connect
- 通过 tōngguò to pass; through
- 通知 tōngzhī to notify; notice
- 通常 tōngcháng usually
- 通信 tōngxìn communication; to correspond
- 通知书 tōngzhīshū written notice
- 流通 liútōng to circulate
- 通用 tōngyòng general use; universal