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卡通

kǎtōng

cartoon

A round cartoon bear waves from a television screen
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Characters in this word

卡 kǎ

Strokes
5
Radical
卜 — divination, fortune-telling
Made of
上 above, on top, superior 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

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

  • 孩子们每天晚饭后都要看半小时卡通。 Háizimen měi tiān wǎnfàn hòu dōu yào kàn bàn xiǎoshí kǎtōng. The children watch half an hour of cartoons every day after dinner.
  • 这家餐厅的墙上画满了可爱的卡通动物。 Zhè jiā cāntīng de qiáng shàng huà mǎn le kě'ài de kǎtōng dòngwù. The walls of this restaurant are covered with cute cartoon animals.
  • 她的手机壳上印着一只卡通小熊。 Tā de shǒujī ké shàng yìn zhe yì zhī kǎtōng xiǎoxióng. Her phone case is printed with a cartoon little bear.

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