| 通过 | tōng guò | by means of; through |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected; traffic |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | regular; usual |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common; ordinary |
| 流通 | liú tōng | to circulate; to distribute |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify; to inform |
| 通信 | tōng xìn | to correspond (by letter etc); to communicate |
| 沟通 | gōu tōng | to join; to connect |
| 通往 | tōng wǎng | to lead to |
| 通用 | tōng yòng | to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) |
| 通讯 | tōng xùn | communications; news story |
| 开通 | kāi tōng | to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transportation routes etc) |