流通
Old HSK 6
流通 (liútōng) · to circulate
流通 (liútōng) means “to circulate; circulation”. It is written with 2 characters: 流 (to flow) + 通 (to go through). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 流通 is built
The characters
流 liú · to flow
What 流 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 㐬liú — pennant
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 㐬 gives the sound. (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
打开窗户让空气流通。Dǎkāi chuānghu ràng kōngqì liútōng.Open the window to let the air circulate.
这种钱已经不再流通了。Zhè zhǒng qián yǐjīng búzài liútōng le.This money is no longer in circulation.
Questions about 流通
What does 流通 mean?
流通 (liútōng) means “to circulate; circulation”.
How do you pronounce 流通?
流通 is pronounced liútōng.
Which HSK level is 流通?
流通 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 流利liúlìfluent
- 流行liúxíngpopular
- 交流jiāoliúto communicate
- 潮流cháoliútrend
- 流传liúchuánto spread
- 流泪liúlèito shed tears
- 轮流lúnliúto take turns
- 川流不息chuānliúbùxīnever-ending flow (of people, traffic)
- 流浪liúlàngto wander
- 流露liúlùto reveal
Learn 流通 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 119: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.