痛

tòng
#729 most
frequent character
sore, painful, sad
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

痛 tòng uses 疒, a sick person lying in bed, as the meaning part, with 甬 yǒng giving the sound. It first meant pain or suffering. From there it grew to 'bitterly, sharply' and 'deeply, profoundly'.

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Example Sentences

我的头很痛。
wǒde tóu hěn tòng 。
My head hurts.
她的心很痛。
tāde xīn hěn tòng 。
Her heart is very sad.
这件事情让我很痛苦。
zhè jiàn shìqíng ràng wǒ hěn tòngkǔ 。
This matter makes me very painful.

Words with similar meanings

痛苦tòngkǔ
suffering
More intense, often used in a psychological context.
难过nánguò
sad
Used primarily for emotional pain, less physical.

Homophones

同tòng
see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
通tòng
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

Words Starting With 痛

痛快tòng kuài
overjoyed; delighted; happily; heartily; enjoying; also pr. tong4 kuai5
痛苦tòng kǔ
pain; suffering; painful

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