| 通过 | tōng guò | by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc.); to switch over |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common; ordinary; general; average |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected; traffic; communications; liaison |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify; to inform; notice; notification; CL:个 |
| 通风 | tōng fēng | airy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information |
| 流通 | liú tōng | to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution |
| 通信 | tōng xìn | to communicate |
| 通道 | tōng dào | (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage; Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 怀化, Hunan |
| 接通 | jiē tōng | to connect; to put through |
| 通电 | tōng diàn | to set up an electric circuit; to electrify; to switch on; to be connected to an electricity grid; open telegram |
| 不通 | bù tōng | to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical |
| 通俗 | tōng sú | common; everyday; average |
| 通讯 | tōng xùn | communications; a news story (e.g. dispatched over the wire); CL:个 |
| 通讯社 | tōng xùn shè | a news service (e.g. Xinhua) |
