tōng

to go through

to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

movement (辶) + sound tōng (甬) = to go through, to connect

辶 drives the meaning: movement along a path that passes all the way through. 甬 mainly contributes the sound tōng and does not carry the semantic weight here.

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Words with 通

透通性

tòu tōng xìng

transparency (networking)

通用性

tōng yòng xìng

universality

通乳

tōng rǔ

(medicine) to unblock breastmilk flow (of a nursing mother with clogged milk ducts)

通人

tōng rén

learned person; person of wide knowledge and sound scholarship

通例

tōng lì

general rule

通便

tōng biàn

(of medicine or food) to relieve constipation; to promote bowel movement

通便剂

tōng biàn jì

(pharmacology) a laxative

通俗

tōng sú

common

通俗来讲

tōng sú lái jiǎng

to put it in simple terms, ...

通俗小说

tōng sú xiǎo shuō

popular fiction

通俗易懂

tōng sú yì dǒng

easy to understand

通俗科学

tōng sú kē xué

popular science

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