Chinese

通信

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹/
to correspond (communicate by exchanging letters); to communicate
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese通 “to pass through; to travel through; to go through; or, to allow passage”
    • meaningChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • soundChinese甬 “handle of a bell”
  • characterChinese信 “true; accurate; verifiable”
    • soundChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • meaningChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”

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