通

Information about character(s)

Radical: 辵
Radical Strokes: 7
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: tōng
Cantonese: tung1
JapaneseKun: TOORU KAYOU TOORI
JapaneseOn: TS UTSU TOU
Korean: THONG
Vietnamese: thông

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: pass through, common, communicate

CE-Dict: classifier for sections of music playing/classifier for bouts of unpleasant language

Soothill: Permeate, pass through, pervade; perceive, know thoroughly; communicate; current; free, without hindrance, unimpeded universal; e.g. 神通 supernatural, ubiquitous powers. There are categories of 五通, 六通, and 十通, all referring to supernatural powers; the five are (1) knowledge of the supernatural world; (2) deva (देव) vision; (3) deva (देव) hearing; (4) knowledge of the minds of all others; (5) knowledge of all the transmigrations of self and all others. The six are the above together with perfect wisdom for ending moral hindrance and delusion. The ten are knowing all previous transmigrations, having deva (देव) hearing, knowing the minds of others, having deva (देव) vision, showing deva (देव) powers, manifesting many bodies or forms, being anywhere instantly, power of bringing glory to one's domain, manifesting a body of transformation, and power to end evil and transmigration.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.unobstructed; through
2.to open up by poking
3.to lead to
4.to communicate
5.to know (a language)
6.(of writing or speech) logical and coherent
7.an expert in
8.[Formal] quantifier for a message sent through tele-communication

21 Century bidirectional science and technology dictionary: on - 電

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: all; authority; connect; general; go to; notify; open; through; understand
whole
【醫】 make; per-

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: all; authority; connect; general; go to; notify; open; through; understand; whole

湘雅醫學專業詞典: dia-

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《辵部》通達也。从辵甬聲。

康熙字典文字版 【酉集下】【辵字部】通
〔古文〕𢓶【唐韻】【正韻】他紅切【集韻】【韻會】他東切，𠀤統平聲。【說文】達也。【正韻】徹也。【易·繫辭】始作八卦，以通神明之德。【禮·學記】知類通達。　又亨也，順也。【禮·儒行】上通而不困。【註】謂仕則上達乎君，不困于道德之不足也。【易·節卦】不出戸庭，知通塞也。　又暢也。【爾雅】四時和爲通正。【註】通，平暢也。　又總也。【禮·王制】以三十年之通制國用。【註】通計三十年所入之數，使有十年之餘也。　又開也。【前漢·何武傳】通三公官。【註】謂更開置之也。　又𨻰也。【前漢·夏侯勝傳】先生通正言。【註】謂𨻰道之也。　又凡人往來交好曰通。【前漢·季布傳】非長者勿與通。又【陸賈傳】剖符通使。　又書名。【白虎通】班固著。【風俗通】應劭著。　又書首末全曰通。【後漢·崔實傳】宜寫一通。又凡物色純者謂之通。【周禮·春官·司常】通帛爲旃。【註】通帛，無他物之飾也。　又通鼓。【周禮·地官·鼓人】以金鐸通鼓。【疏】司馬振鐸，將軍以下卽擊鼓，故云通鼓。　又井地名。【前漢·𠛬法志】方里爲井，井十爲通。　又【廣韻】州名。　又【韻會】馬矢曰通。【後漢·戴就傳】以馬通薰之。　又【左傳·杜預註】旁淫曰通。　又叶他郞切，音湯。【東方朔·七諫】身寢疾而日愁兮，情沈抑而不揚。衆人莫可與論道兮，悲精神之不通。
考證：〔【爾雅·釋歲】四時通政。〕　謹按原文作四時和爲通正和爲二字不可删，今改爾雅四時和爲通正。又爾雅無釋歲今省。〔【白虎通】班彪著。〕　謹照原書班彪改班固。〔又書首末全曰通。【後漢·崔實傳】政論一通。〕　謹照原書政論一通改宜寫一通。〔【前漢·地理志】方里爲井，井十爲通。〕　謹按語出𠛬法志不出地理志，今改𠛬法志。〔又馬矢曰通。【後漢·戴就傳】傅以馬通。〕　謹照原傳改以馬通薰之。

Ding Fubao - Dictionary for Buddhist Studies (丁福保:佛學大辭典) （術語）作用自在無礙，謂之通。佛、菩薩、外道、仙人之所得者也。即通力、神通等是也。瓔珞經曰：“神名天心，通名慧性。”大乘義章二十本曰：“作用無壅，名之為通。”此有三種之別：一報得通力，三界諸天皆有五種之神通，乃至鬼神亦有小通，此神通皆依果報而自然感得者。二修得通力，三乘聖者修三學而得六通，外道仙人修禪定而現得五通者。三變化通力，三乘聖者以神通力變現種種者。見華嚴大疏三。

陳義孝佛學常見辭彙 作用自在無礙的意思，指通力、神通。通有三種，即一、報得通力，三界諸天都有五種的神通，乃至鬼神也有小神通，這些神通都是依靠果報而自然感得；二、修得通力，三乘聖人修習三學而得六通，外道仙人修禪定也能得五通；三、變化通力，三乘聖人以神通的力量變現種種的境界事物。

Buddhism words and phrases pass, pass through, penetrate, permeate

Japanese Places Kayoi (loc)

とおり
Toori (loc)

CF-Dict: passer librement/déboucher/mener à/communiquer/informer/connaître/comprendre à fond/logique/commun/tout/entier

Han-De-Dict: verbinden (u.E.) (V)/frei (u.E.) (Adj)/ allgemein (u.E.)

Finnish: mennä läpi; tietää hyvin, yhdistää, kommunikoi, avautuu; kokonainen, universaalinen