通信
HSK 3 (2021)
通信 (tōngxìn) · to keep in touch (by letter, email)
通信 (tōngxìn) means “to keep in touch (by letter, email); communication”. It is written with 2 characters: 通 (to go through) + 信 (letter). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 通信 is built
The characters
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)
信 xìn · letter
What 信 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 言yán — words
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Example sentences
我们常常用电子邮件通信。Wǒmen chángcháng yòng diànzǐ yóujiàn tōngxìn.We often correspond by email.
你们还通信吗？Nǐmen hái tōngxìn ma?Do you still keep in touch?
Questions about 通信
What does 通信 mean?
通信 (tōngxìn) means “to keep in touch (by letter, email); communication”.
How do you pronounce 通信?
通信 is pronounced tōngxìn.
Which HSK level is 通信?
通信 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 交通jiāotōngtraffic
- 普通pǔtōngordinary
- 普通话pǔtōnghuàMandarin
- 通过tōngguòto pass
- 通知tōngzhīto notify
- 通常tōngchángusually
- 通知书tōngzhīshūnotice
- 沟通gōutōngto communicate
- 畅通chàngtōngunobstructed
- 精通jīngtōngto be proficient in
Learn 通信 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.