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Word and Radical Components of 通风孔

The Chinese word 通风孔 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


通风孔 ⇨ 通 + 风 + 孔
Component Pinyin Meanings
tōng, tòng 1. to pass through; to travel through; to go through; or, to allow passage
     通心粉 - macaroni (lit. "pass-through heart pasta")
     通道 - passageway; thoroughfare
      - unable to have someone understand what one is talking about (lit. "unable to talk through")
2. pipe-shaped object
     鐵通 - iron pipe
3. (telephony) to get through
      。 - I tried to call several times but couldn't get through.
4. to make sense; logical
5. expert
     (zh-co, 中國通, one who knows China very much)
6. (of _, Chinese characters) to be etymologically related to and carry a similar meaning to
     ……」 - … is the same as "(m, zh, ")
7. (Min Nan) can; may
     (zh-alt-inline, , )
      %? - Can this be eaten?, MN
8. (Cantonese) Short for 通心粉 (tr=-, macaroni)
     (zh-co, 腿通, macaroni with ham, C)
1. Simplified form of 風
kǒng 1. hole; aperture; opening
     鼻孔 - nostril
2. (literary, for irrigation, drainage) ditch; trench; canal; channel
3. (literary, or in compounds) profound; far-reaching
4. (literary, or in compounds) unimpeded; unblocked
5. (literary, or in compounds) large
6. (literary, or in compounds) fine
7. (literary, or in compounds) very; extremely
8. (literary, or in compounds) peacock; peafowl
      - - H. H. Kung (Chinese banker and politician)
9. (specifically) Short for 孔子 (Confucius)
10. (Quanzhou Hokkien)

通 ⇨ 辶 + 甬
Component Pinyin Meanings
chuò 1. (zh-hg) to walk for a while and be still for a while
yǒng, dòng 1. (zh-obsolete) handle of a bell
2. path screened by walls on both sides
3. An ancient name for Ningbo, a city in Zhejiang province
4. The Yong River in Ningbo

风 ⇨ + 㐅
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. wind
2. Simplified form of 風
1. Variant of 五

孔 ⇨ 子 + 乚
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. (literary) child; offspring
2. son
     獨生子 - dúshēngzǐ - only son
     愛子 - àizǐ - beloved son
      - yī zǐ yī nǚ - one son and one daughter
3. (literary) descendant; posterity
4. (Christianity) the Son
5. (in compounds) person
     女子 (nǚzǐ) - female; woman
6. (literary) master; teacher
7. (literary) A respectful title for teachers, usually attached after their surnames.
     孔子 (Kǒngzǐ) - Master Kong (Confucius)
     老子 (Lǎozǐ) - Laozi
8. (literary, polite) you
9. Alternative form of 籽 (seed); also its second-round simplified form.
     葵花子 (kuíhuāzǐ) - sunflower seed
10. egg
     魚子 (yúzǐ) - caviar
11. young; tender; small
12. Prefix attached to nouns, denoting "a part of", "belonging to" or "individual". sub-
     子目錄 (zǐmùlù) - subdirectory
13. (astrology) First earthly branch: rat in the Chinese zodiac, 11th solar month, midnight (11:00 pm to 1:00 am)
14. (historical) viscount (fourth of five ranks of Chinese aristocracy under the Zhou dynasty)
15. (physics, biology) -on
16. (Min Nan) grain-like object; particle; granule
17. (Min Nan, music) rhythm
18. (Min Nan)
zi 19. Suffix:
20.    Used to nominalize.
21.    瓶子zi - píngzi - bottle
22.    刷子zi - shuāzi - brush
23.    胖子zi - pàngzi - fat person
24.    (colloquial) Used in some classifiers.
25.    一下子zi - yīxiàzi - all of a sudden
26. small, round object
     算盤子jí (sǹg-pôaⁿ-jí) - abacus bead, MN
27. (Xiamen, Quanzhou)
28. (Zhangzhou, Taiwan)
1. Variant of 乙
2. Variant of 隱

甬 ⇨ 龴 + 用
Component Pinyin Meanings
1.
yòng 1. to use; to employ; to operate
      電腦? - Can you use a computer?
      海綿 。 - I used a sponge to draw the water.
2. use; utility; usefulness
     有用 - useful
     沒用 - useless
3. (honorific) to eat; to drink
      時間 ! - It is tea time. Please have a cup of tea!
4. expenses; outlay
     費用 - cost, expense
     用度 - expense
     家用 - family expenses
5. with; by; using
      叉子zi 東西xi - to eat with a fork
      筷子 吃飯。 - I eat food with chopsticks.
      抹布 桌子。 - I wash the table with a wet cloth.
      老闆 稱呼 。 - My boss calls me by my last name.
6. (chiefly used in the negative or interrogative) to need
     不用 慢慢mān 。 - No need to hurry. Please take it easy.
7. (literary) therefore
8. (obsolete) because of; due to; because