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tòng

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tòng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tòng | tong4
English translation
sadness, grief; to mourn, to be moved

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About tòng

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

tòng

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Isolated morpheme / 语素 yǔ sù Yǔsù

Learning hint

Moving dòng and sad xīn dòng also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of tòng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

忄动

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Example sentences using tòng

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他们 tā men 经过 jīngguò shí 响起 le 令人 lìng rén 哀怜 aī lián de 恸哭

As they pass by, a piteous wailing is heard.

Words with tòng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
悲恸 bēi tòng mournful悲慟
tòng grief tòng
哀恸 aī tòng to be deeply grieved哀慟

tòng Decomposition & Compounds

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