相 xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
相通
xiāngtōng
to be connected; to have something in common
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
- 两地的商业规则虽不完全一致，但背后的治理逻辑大体相通。 Liǎng dì de shāngyè guīzé suī bù wánquán yízhì, dàn bèihòu de zhìlǐ luójí dàtǐ xiāngtōng. Although the commercial rules in the two places are not identical, the logic of governance behind them is broadly similar.
- 这两间屋子之间有一扇门相通。 Zhè liǎng jiān wūzi zhījiān yǒu yí shàn mén xiāngtōng. These two rooms are connected by a door.
- 好朋友的心总是相通的。 Hǎo péngyou de xīn zǒngshì xiāngtōng de. The hearts of good friends are always in tune.