통

통 U+D1B5, 통
HANGUL SYLLABLE TONG
Composition:ㅌ + ㅗ + ㅇ
← 톴
[U+D1B4] 		Hangul Syllables 톶 →
[U+D1B6]
토톡톢톣톤톥톦
톧톨톩톪톫톬톭
톮톯톰톱톲톳톴
통톶톷톸톹톺톻
톄 ←→ 톼

Korean

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

통 • (tong)

  1. (of cabbage) head, (of gourd) body
Derived terms

Counter

통 • (tong)

  1. Counter for cabbages, gourds, etc.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 桶 (“barrel, bucket”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tong
McCune–Reischauer?t'ong
Yale Romanization?thong

Noun

통 • (tong) (hanja 桶)

  1. barrel, bucket, cask, pail, vat
    통을 물로 채웠다. ― Tong-eul mul-lo chaewotda. ― [He] filled the vat with water.
  2. Used in compounds to refer to body parts that resemble containers (being hollow, etc.), often with a colloquial nuance.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Adverb

통 • (tong)

  1. abbreviation of 통째 (tongjjae)

Etymology 4

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

통 • (tong)

More information
  1. 通: to pass through
    (eumhun reading: 통할 통 (tong-hal tong))
    (MC reading: 通 (MC thuwng))
  2. 統: to command
    (eumhun reading: 거느릴 통 (geoneuril tong))
    (MC reading: 統 (MC thowngH))
  3. 痛: to hurt
    (eumhun reading: 아플 통 (apeul tong))
    (MC reading: 痛 (MC thuwngH))
  4. 桶: bucket
    (eumhun reading: 통 통 (tong tong))
    (MC reading: 桶 (MC thuwngX|duwngX))
  5. 筒: bamboo barrel
    (eumhun reading: 대통 통 (daetong tong))
    (MC reading: 筒 (MC duwng|duwngH))
  6. 慟:
    (MC reading: 慟 (MC duwngH))
  7. 洞:
    (MC reading: 洞 (MC duwng|duwngH))
  8. 恫:
    (MC reading: 恫 (MC thuwng|duwngH))
  9. 樋:
    (MC reading: 樋)
  10. 筩:
    (MC reading: 筩 (MC duwng))
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