贯 guàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 毌 old form of 貫 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
贯通
guàntōng
to connect through; to understand thoroughly
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
- 新隧道贯通之后，山区县城到省会的车程缩短了一半。 Xīn suìdào guàntōng zhīhòu, shānqū xiànchéng dào shěnghuì de chēchéng suōduǎn le yíbàn. After the new tunnel was connected through, the journey from the mountain county town to the provincial capital was cut in half.
- 两条隧道在山中间贯通了，工人们欢呼起来。 Liǎng tiáo suìdào zài shān zhōngjiān guàntōng le, gōngrénmen huānhū qǐlái. The two tunnels broke through to each other in the middle of the mountain, and the workers cheered.
- 他学了很多年，终于把各门知识融会贯通。 Tā xué le hěn duō nián, zhōngyú bǎ gè mén zhīshi rónghuìguàntōng. He studied for many years and finally mastered all the subjects thoroughly.
Related words
- 一贯 yíguàn consistent, unswerving
- 贯彻 guànchè to carry out; to implement
- 贯穿 guànchuān to run through; to permeate
- 籍贯 jíguàn ancestral/native place
- 连贯 liánguàn to connect coherently; coherent
- 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