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
通俗
tōngsú
easy to understand; popular
Characters in this word
俗 sú
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这本量子物理导论写得很通俗，却没有牺牲概念上的严谨性。 Zhè běn liàngzǐ wùlǐ dǎolùn xiě de hěn tōngsú, què méiyǒu xīshēng gàiniàn shàng de yánjǐnxìng. This introduction to quantum physics is written in a very accessible way without sacrificing conceptual rigour.
- 他用通俗的语言向孩子们解释了为什么天会下雨。 Tā yòng tōngsú de yǔyán xiàng háizimen jiěshì le wèishénme tiān huì xiàyǔ. He explained in accessible language to the children why it rains.
- 这位作家善于用通俗的例子讲深奥的道理。 Zhè wèi zuòjiā shànyú yòng tōngsú de lìzi jiǎng shēn'ào de dàolǐ. This writer is good at explaining profound ideas with easy examples.
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