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
通畅
tōngchàng
unobstructed; smooth-flowing
Characters in this word
畅 chàng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 申 to report 昜 bright, glorious
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 新的排水系统投入使用后，地下通道的排水明显更加通畅。 Xīn de páishuǐ xìtǒng tóurù shǐyòng hòu, dìxià tōngdào de páishuǐ míngxiǎn gèngjiā tōngchàng. After the new drainage system was put into use, drainage in the underpass became noticeably smoother.
- 感冒好了，鼻子终于通畅了。 Gǎnmào hǎo le, bízi zhōngyú tōngchàng le. The cold is over, and my nose is finally clear.
- 路面拓宽以后，车流一直很通畅。 Lùmiàn tuòkuān yǐhòu, chēliú yīzhí hěn tōngchàng. After the road was widened, traffic has flowed smoothly the whole time.
Related words
- 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
- 沟通 gōutōng to communicate
- 流通 liútōng to circulate
- 通用 tōngyòng general use; universal