通

通 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 卜弓戈月 (YNIB), four-corner 3730₂, composition ⿺辶甬)

• 嗵 樋 熥 蓪 𡠙 𢄟 𢠆 𢳟 𣻢 𦄷 𦪏 𧐺 𫍌 𨫤 𩐹 𨙖 𨖕 𥲆 𫮢 𮃫 𭀶 𬩐

• KangXi: page 1258, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38892
• Dae Jaweon: page 1743, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3845, character 8
• Unihan data for U+901A

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *l̥ʰoːŋ) : semantic 辶 + phonetic 甬 (OC *loŋʔ).

通

1. to pass through; to travel through; to go through; or, to allow passage

   通心粉  ―  tōngxīnfěn  ―  macaroni (lit. "pass-through heart pasta")

   通道  ―  tōngdào  ―  passageway; thoroughfare

   講唔通／讲唔通 [Cantonese]  ―  gong² m⁴ tung¹ [Jyutping]  ―  unable to have someone understand what one is talking about (lit. "unable to talk through")

   • 仲夏行冬令，則雹凍傷穀，道路不通，暴兵來至。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     仲夏行冬令，则雹冻伤谷，道路不通，暴兵来至。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Zhòngxià xíng dōnglìng, zé báo dòng shāng gǔ, dàolù bù tōng, bàobīng lái zhì. [Pinyin]

     If, in the second month of summer, the governmental proceedings of winter were observed, hail and cold would injure the grain; the roads would not be passable; and violent assaults of war would come.

   • 五方之民，言語不通，嗜欲不同。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     五方之民，言语不通，嗜欲不同。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Wǔ fāng zhī mín, yányǔ bù tōng, shìyù bù tóng. [Pinyin]

     In those five regions, the languages of the people were not mutually intelligible, and their likings and desires were different.

2. pipe-shaped object

   鐵通／铁通  ―  tiětōng  ―  iron pipe

3. (telephony) to get through

   我打咗幾次都打唔通。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我打咗几次都打唔通。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ daa² zo² gei² ci³ dou¹ daa² m⁴ tung¹. [Jyutping]

   I tried to call several times but couldn't get through.

4. Classifier for phone calls, talks, criticisms, etc.
5. Classifier for actions.

   • 我這一介紹，嗬，他們這一通買。 [Beijing Mandarin, trad.]
     我这一介绍，嗬，他们这一通买。 [Beijing Mandarin, simp.]

     From: 2000, 梁左 and 梁歡, 《閒人馬大姐》, Episode 6

     Wǒ zhè yī jièshào, hē, tāmen zhè yī tòng mǎi. [Pinyin]

     They went on a buying frenzy after just a bit of advertising from me.

6. to make sense; logical
7. expert

   中國通／中国通  ―  zhōngguótōng  ―  one who knows China very much

8. (of Chinese characters) to be etymologically related to and carry a similar meaning to

   ……通「國」／……通“国”  ―  ...... tōng “guó”  ―  … is the same as "國／国 (guó)"

9. (Min Nan) can; may

   這通食無？／这通食无？ [Hokkien]  ―  Che thang chia̍h--bô? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  Can this be eaten?

10. (Cantonese) Short for 通心粉 (“macaroni”).

    腿通 [Cantonese]  ―  teoi² tung¹ [Jyutping]  ―  macaroni with ham

• (telephony: to get through): 入 (rù)
• (macaroni):

• “Entry #7925”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
• “通”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. pass through

• Go-on: つう (tsū, Jōyō)^{←つう (tuu, historical)}; つ (tsu, Jōyō ^†)^{←つ (tu, historical)}
• Kan-on: とう (tō)^{←とう (tou, historical)}
• Kun: とおる (tōru, 通る, Jōyō)^{←とほる (toforu, 通る, historical)}; かよう (kayō, 通う, Jōyō); とおす (tōsu, 通す, Jōyō)^{←とほす (tofosu, 通す, historical)}
• Nanori: とん (ton); どうし (dōshi); とお (tō); とおり (tōri); とおる (tōru); どおり (dōri); みち (michi); みつ (mitsu); ゆき (yuki); なお (nao); ひらく (hiraku)

通(つう) • (-tsū) 

1. documents

   証(しょう)書(しょ)一(いっ)通(つう)

   shōsho ittsū

   one certificate

通(つう) • (tsū) 

1. authority, expert, connoisseur

   支(し)那(な)通(つう)

   shinatsū

   China hand

通(とおる) • (Tōru) 

1. a male given name

通 (eumhun 통할 통 (tonghal tong))

1. Hanja form^? of 통 (“pass through”).

通: Hán Việt readings: thông (他(tha)東(đông)切(thiết))[1][2][3][4][5]
通: Nôm readings: thong[1][2][3][6][4][5][7], thông[1][2][4][7], thồng[5], thỗng[5]

1. chữ Hán form of thông (“to go through; to pass through”).
2. chữ Hán form of thông (“to clear off; to unchoke; to unclog”).
3. chữ Hán form of thông (“to be familiar with; to master; to be fluent or conversant”).
4. Nôm form of thong (“clear; open; having a passage through”).
5. Nôm form of thong (“to communicate”).