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流通 liútōng

流通 liútōng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 流通 liútōng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liútōng | liu2 tong1
English translation
to circulate
to distribute
circulation
distribution

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Traditional form

流通 liútōng
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Etymology of 流通 liútōng

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liú

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Depicts an upside-down child () being born headfirst with amniotic fluid flowing out.

Phonetic compound

liú

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵㐬

Number of Strokes

10
tōng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and yǒng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yǒng

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶甬

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 流通 liútōng

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变厚 biàn hòu de 动脉 dòngmài 使 shǐ 流通 liútōng 血液 xuè yè de 管腔 biàn .

The thickened artery wall narrows the channel through which the blood flows.

流通领域 de 货币 huòbì 供应量一夜骤减

The supply of money in circulation was drastically reduced overnight.

流通 liútōng Decomposition

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流通 liútōng Compounds

See all 6 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 流通 liútōng in their composition.

  • liú
  • tōng
    • , tōng , tōng ,
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