卡通
Old HSK 6
卡通 (kǎtōng) · cartoon
卡通 (kǎtōng) means “cartoon”. It is written with 2 characters: 卡 (card) + 通 (to go through). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 卡通 is built
The characters
卡 kǎ · card
What 卡 is made of
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A card squeezed between 上 and 下 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
通 tōng · to go through
What 通 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 甬yǒng — path
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
- 用yòng — to use
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 甬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
孩子们喜欢看卡通片。Háizimen xǐhuan kàn kǎtōng piàn.Children like watching cartoons.
这个杯子上印着卡通图案。Zhège bēizi shàng yìn zhe kǎtōng tú'àn.This cup is printed with a cartoon pattern.
Questions about 卡通
What does 卡通 mean?
卡通 (kǎtōng) means “cartoon”.
How do you pronounce 卡通?
卡通 is pronounced kǎtōng.
Which HSK level is 卡通?
卡通 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit card
- 银行卡yínhángkǎbank card
- 卡车kǎchētruck
- 卡kǎcard
- 交通jiāotōngtraffic
- 普通pǔtōngordinary
- 普通话pǔtōnghuàMandarin
- 通过tōngguòto pass
- 通知tōngzhīto notify
- 通常tōngchángusually
Learn 卡通 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 104: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.